Pac Cup 2012 Prep Weekend #1

Photos courtesy of Serge (mostly)

[[posterous-content:pid___0]]At the last practice there was an encounter of the third kind with a buoy which left some traces on the hull.

[[posterous-content:pid___1]] Serge's special treatment pretty much eradicated the whole thing

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Clean as new!

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And Elise has never been so clean...wait. That's not true. She gets this treatment every week...

[[posterous-content:pid___6]]The man behind making Elise so beautiful

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Nat looking puzzled at the mess the lead line has become (now replaced by a much lighter depth meter...but helpful in the event of a complete loss of power) - Serge solved the problem in no time. The line is now tidy and stowed away in Nat's garage until its next trip.

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Nat calibrating the voltmeter with brain waves

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Checking that no cat hid under the car[[posterous-content:pid___12]]Doing some creative choreography
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ToDos done for Pac Cup so far

• Found source of survival suits (Thanks Ray!)
• Inspect boat for any maintenance items inside and outside (led to job list and shopping list)
• Test emergency VHF antenna (it works just fine)
• Bought new flare box
• Put sail number on Elise's storm jib
• Replaced Elise's spotlight
• Got Elise a second waterproof flashlight
• Saw off bolts at fore peak & check for other similar head pokers in boat
• Reserved liferaft for the trip