Sunday, October 30, 2005
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
One volunteer
One volunteer is better than ten pressed men, or so they say. Here's Geoff, who volunteered. 
Renegade's mast is craned out before winter.
Well, at last the mast is removed and Renegade is at Carrow.
Water levels in the Yare were low yesterday and Renegade was aground at Bramerton when we arrived at 0700, but with the engine “full astern” we managed to get away. We made good time to Reedham to be greeted with “You’re two hours too early.” from Mr Sanderson. In the event this was an underestimate, since the tide continued to ebb and the level to drop after the predicted time of LW. One local grey beard looked over the quay and commented that he had never seen it so low.
We had to wait until the afternoon before there was sufficient water to get Renegade alongside the quay near to the crane. To add to the difficulties the SW wind blew up to gale force, so the lift was delayed further until a suitable lull.
Since throwing a line over the lower spreaders had proved impossible in the strong wind, the brothers Sanderson then defied conventional salty wisdom by taking a ladder aboard from which to do the job. With a belch of black diesel smoke and a mighty heave from the crane out came the mast with the younger Mr Sanderson wresting with the foot in the wind.
The mast was lowered to rest on the pulpit and pushpit and with all the spare ropes ends gathered up we made our way back towards
Derek then kindly plied us with tea before returning Dennis and me to our cars at Bramerton.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
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