Orientation Day

Dec 19, time for a "class" by Eric on boat parts and routines.

We showed up at the marina sans the family. We figured that since it was a lecture, there was no point in them being there, probably bored. Besides, the water, even within the protected marina, was so choppy.

Eric did a walk-through of the features of the boat and the routines we should follow each time we head out. He started with the in-board engine, lifting the hatch and pointing out the key parts.

I hope we remember all the details!

The water in the marina was so choppy - we're talking white caps! - that A felt sick after half hour of bobbing. He said this is typical December roughness, though the westerly winds, instead of north-easterly ones, were atypical.

The late-morning briefing ended with a lesson on how to handle 
the windlass at the bow,  and tips on how to mark the length of chain/rope
 with paint so we will know how much is paid out each time the anchor is dropped. 

C declined to pilot the boat out. Given the choppiness of the water, which was slapping against the dock, he had nightmare visions of the brand-new boat collecting its first scuffs and dents. The maiden trip out will have to wait a bit.

We will be signing up for the trip to Sebana Cove in mid-January - another one of those administrative trips that have to be undertaken as a condition of registering LW2 with the Singapore Ships Registry instead of MPA. (We did one such trip outside Singapore waters with LW too, to fulfill this condition. See that post here.)