Running aground, epic varnishing and kissing a stingray! | Ep134

TINGGLY: To get 20% OFF all experience and hotel collections with Tinggly visit tinggly.com/sailing and use discount code: SAILING. The week started really badly with us running aground on the way to the yard and having to be pulled off with the tug. It then went from bad to worst being in a vastly overpriced yard without the materials we needed and not being allowed to work on the boat myself. Fortunately I took the decision to get the hell out of there and had a rethink about what jobs to do while Judy was away. As well as the antifoul we had ordered varnish from Total Boat so I got down to completely varnishing the sole while at anchor, not easy but very rewarding. It was nice to get off the boat when Judy got back though and the Stingrays here are amazing! We certainly would not recommend Harbour House yard, but there are quite a few things we do recommend from our experience this week... MATTRESS: We would thoroughly recommend getting a mattress from Boatique USA mattresses. They are a great US based family company and make excellent mattresses! email Fred at mailto:[email protected] They make all sorts of other furnishings too, have a look at their website: https://www.boatiqueusa.com/shop/mattress/custom-boat-mattress/ TOTAL BOAT: TB put all the supplies we needed on a pallet and shipped it to Nancy who got it on a boat to Grand Cayman, the system worked perfectly. I would very much recommend Gleam varnish as I found it really easy to use and it's provided an excellent finish. The link below will automatically give you a discount so make sure you use it... https://www.totalboat.com/?sca_ref=8021159.3ZVw2zUGnE FREIGHT FORWARDER: If you are cruising in the Caribbean or South America and you need something delivered from the US then you will need a freight forwarder and Nancy is the BEST! contact her here... Nancy Salazar ALPHA CARGO LOGISTICS, CORP. PH: 786-617-0589 E-Mail: [email protected] eWincher: There will be a full test video of the eWincher coming up when we've had enough experience using it. If you want to look it up you can find it here... https://theyachtrigger.com/pages/ewincher-1 TINGGLY: To get 20% OFF all experience and hotel collections with Tinggly visit tinggly.com/sailing and use discount code: SAILING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE DO SUBSCRIBE - IT COSTS YOU NOTHING AND HELPS US OUT WITH THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PATREON: We couldn't make these videos without the support of you, our patrons. You are our first line of feedback, our team, our support and our friends. We are really grateful and it means we can keep the videos coming! If you would like to join us you get to see (and comment on, which really helps us) the current videos with no ads at all before they get released to the public. There are also lots of extra videos available on Patreon and you can contact us directly on board. Ask us anything! We have regular ZOOM sessions and a WhatsApp group where we talk about boats, passages and life onboard. Join us! https://www.patreon.com/sailingfairisle