...mast day 2008...

...4 hours under way...

Epilogue made it safely through the locks on Saturday morning and steamed nicely all the way up to Everett where she is in a temporary slip until she is rigged and ready to come back to Ballard. The day was as boring as we had hoped for. Beautifully sunny, warm, and complete with lunch and a toast with Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum to celebrate Epilogue's first voyage under her own power.

We're crossing our fingers for decent weather on Wednesday, though it doesn't look promising.

she will sail again...

After seven months of waiting, we are scheduled with the Port of Everett to install the mast on Epilogue next Wednesday, 4/16. There have been several hang-ups in this process, mostly related to delays in part delivery and component compatibility. Issues that couldn't have been foreseen. My rigger is very deliberate and fastidious, which is good for ensuring a quality job, but frustrating for my time schedule. We will be taking her up to Everett under her own power this Saturday and she'll sit in Everett until the mast is stepped and the rig is made up. I'm guessing we'll bring her back down to Fisherman's Terminal between April 23rd and April 27th.

This monumental event will undoubtedly trigger all sorts of other progress, like new sails, new deck hardware, fixed rigging, running rigging and navigation instruments. I'm guessing I'll be spending the Fall and Winter of 2008 addressing the interior job. It's way behind my ideal schedule, but the trade off of reclaiming my life has been well worth it....indeed, she will sail again, and be beautiful.