Month: June 2023

Summer is finally here!

The long winter has finally given way to sunshine and warmer temperatures. Andante got lots of attention during the off-season and is ready for summer with some exciting new gear and a few cosmetic improvements.

An early season squall brought 50+ kt winds and lots of rain to the mooring field. Fortunately I found and fixed a persistent leak around the mast just days before.
Captain Nicholas is enjoying the view from the bow locker on our new dinghy. The boat and motor are both a bit bigger to allow us to get through the wind and waves faster. And dryer.
Andante had a busy winter. She got a new furler for her staysail, new davits for dinghy, five new stays, a new chartplotter in the cockpit and a new radar on the mast. And I sewed her a new dodger – my biggest canvas project yet. Here she is relaxing in Hadley Harbor near Woods Hole earlier this spring.