And there we go.
The last 'boaty' items have been sold on FaceBook marketplace. Two sailing jackets, salopettes, two lighting boards, two boat trailer hitch and wheel locks, a couple of waterproof roll top bags, a wooden outboard stand and a trailer wheel nut torque wrench. The sale proceeds paid for various items of astrophotography equipment.
All that remains is one home made ditty bag and my faithful trusty kaikoura BA. I'll not part with them!
I've regained some garage space that's for sure - so some new small build projects are on the cards for winter. A small folding garden table; a 'wack-a-mole' type toy for my daughter's cats. I've started switching my YouTube channel over to astrophotography matters and spent more time developing my astrophotography and moorhoming blogs.
I've been offered a permanent loan of a SOT kayak, which I may well take up once my arm and hand have regained some strength. I kept my waterproof dinghy trousers, just in case; along with my charts, VHF radio and a few waterproof bags.
All that remains to get rid of are a complete set of Dinghy Cruising Association journals going back to around 2012 I think. Need to find them a good home. And then, my 'sailing' library. Except of course my John Welsford book - apparently that is worth quite a bit now and anyway, I'd never part with that book - sentimentality and of course, a treasured long- distance friendship with the author.
I was a little wistful last week when I saw a pod of dolphins playing in the entrance to the river Tamar. Can only admire them from the shore for now.
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