It’s like a game of monopoly and I’ve gone full circle: I guess it’s just how life goes sometimes. I had a chat at the shipyard where BAIA was hauled out. They also had slips in the water and I was interested in one of them. Until I found out that there is not enough draft in those spaces to accommodate BAIA. I wanted to facepalm myself as this as one of their selling points of me going there in the first place.
So I decided to do the anti-fouling and drop BAIA back in the water. As I still had a contract at Seaport Marina I contacted them and informed them I was coming back. They were happy to hear and made sure my spot was not occupied when I arrived.
On August 26th I had a slot to get back into the water and sail BAIA back. Getting the boat in the water with this lifting contraption was just as scary as hauling out. So just based on that alone I’d not do that again. The machine works fine but BAIA’s keel is just too long to do it in one go. I prefer the crane type they have in IJmuiden.
After provisioning and filling the watertank it was time to go. And I took some pictures for you to enjoy.
When I arrived at Seaport Marina there was one yacht in front of me and he tried to dock in my spot. Guess again dude! Not happening. Thats my spot! Guy had no clue what he was doing and I apparently scared him as he docked far away from me. LOL! It was dark when I arrived but neighbors in the marina were happy to see me again and helped with docking.
The next day I put the proper fixed lines back on. Attached the dock fenders on the pontoon, and washed the boat.
BAIA’s home again. She’s still prepped for winter so the sails, maindrop and spray hood are off. As are some sheets and blocks and I’ll leave it like that for now.