Winter

I decided to head south for winter.......as far as Victoria Dock in Caernarfon.  Here I expected to avoid the worst of the weather and still have the chance to sail in the Straits from time to time.  In the event, Pipedreamer moved to Caernarfon on 31 Oct 10 and did not sail again until 20 Feb 11.  She was sheltered from the worst of the gales, but the extreme cold during december was a concern - the electricity bill will be interesting!

Coding

Before you can offer a boat for charter, she must be MCA coded.  Now you would expect that if the boat had previously been offered for charter and hence coded, it would pass a coding survey.  Sadly this was not the case and I spent much of 2010 finding the wherewithall to make the necessary modifications to satisfy the coding surveyor.  This was finally completed by the autumn and the end of the 'season'.  Still, all had not been lost.  Pipedreamer VI had covered 800 nautical miles during the course of the year, provided a great deal of pleasure for friends and family and won her first race.