done, here and there

 here......

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Just touch up and clean up left to do for the spring maintenance.  I painted the deck and sheer strake, sanded and varnished the rub rails, coaming, masts, tiller, boomkin and couple of other small pieces of bright work.  My typical workboat finish, but the wood is well sealed and ready for the spring sail.

I've been rushing to get Spartina ready for sailing this weekend but the weather does not look favorable.  So maybe it is time to start packing food and checking gear.

and there....

Webb is done with his most recent leg, arriving St. Lucia after departing St. Helena about five weeks ago.  Looks like some beautiful sailing.  From his journal....

The day’s runs from St. Helena add up to 3859 miles, the second longest passage GANNET has made.  In the little over two months since we sailed from Durban, the little boat has crossed another ocean and covered 6423 miles.  

Even more pleasing because it wasn’t planned, but serendipitous, is that we have sailed more than half the world from Darwin, Australia to Rodney Bay, St. Lucia with only two stops:  Durban and St. Helena.  Anchored at Darwin, Australia at 130º49’E, we are now at 60º57’W.  That is more than 191º of longitude.  We have also swung from 12ºS latitude to 35ºS, then up to 14ºN.  Daily runs from Darwin to St. Lucia total 12,337 miles, and her miles since leaving San Diego 22,016.  Not bad for a little boat intended to day race around buoys.