Sailing on the lake at Tatton finishes when Summer time ('...and the livin' is easy...') ends at the end of October. Actually that's several weeks later than previous years, for which I'm duly grateful. I'm hoping to sail elsewhere from time to time through the autumn/winter/early spring, though what that'll amount to in reality remains to be seen. There's the Dee Estuary still to be explored. Beaumaris in winter could be a challenge. Possible forays to Ullswater or Bala (starting out and coming back in the dark...hmm) not out of the question. Etc. No harm in dreaming, I mean planning.
I also have my Fladen immersion suit to keep me warm. No, I won't go into all that again. Long-standing contributors to the forum will recall that I extolled the virtues of the FIS a few years back, but as far as I know I didn't impress anyone, not even Johann whose sea water really is cold. And Fladen is a Swedish company!!
And for the nearly-all-the-time I'm not sailing, there are those mods/repairs (not many so far) to get on with. Cavatina really is pampered, spending all her off-water time in the 'boat shed' where she was made. This is about 20 yards away from where I'm pecking at my keyboard, across the backyard gravel.
I do make a point of counting my blessings. But it would be nice to be able to get rid of this lurking feeling, at my time of life, of running out of time....So I'd better get on with it.
Michael (PS Is it THAT late?! No, I'm not an insomniac)
