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Looking beyond… Then seeing it through…
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TECTONA off Bolt Head by Gordon Frickers (1978)
The weather was benign when we sailed her round the final leg from Plymouth to Toms Yard in Polruan.
A mid morning start meant we kept the tide under us with the idea of arriving at slack water to negotiate the closely moored yachts at our destination.
Tectona arrives in Polruan for the refit to start.
Dave, Barbara, Steve, Pete, Dominic and Kit provided the expertise on deck and we mostly relied on the Baudouin and the tide to get us there. Some of the ship’s company were able to take their ease.
It felt marvellous to be under way again and all too soon Udder Rock buoy was coming up and it was time to get the main stowed and prepare for a mooring operation.
Perhaps because of the state of the tide, the alertness of the crew or just luck, but getting her onto the Toms mooring buoys was no problem at all, and after a celebratory cup of tea we soon found ourselves looking at things which needed disconnecting or taking ashore for the forthcoming deck removal.
Over the next few days Tectona had more visits from friends including Badger’s very first trip afloat which seemed to go down well but may not have been up there with chasing rabbits – it’s hard to tell.
