B4B2

I've arrived in the northern hemisphere!

While in Tasmania, I was working 10ish hour days for a demolition company in Hobart. I didn't pay much attention to e-mail over a busy few weeks. During that time Alex found a small sailboat on craigslist in Washington state. At the end of each workday I glanced through group e-mails and pieced together what was happening in the north. 1) Alex agreed to buy the boat, 2) my sister in Oregon agreed to pick it up and trailer it across the State line to park in her driveway, 3) Alex entered the two us in the Race to Alaska, and 4) all that was needed from me was to send funds for the boat and gas. I'm fairly sure I agreed to all this at some point, but those few weeks really were a blur.

So now I am in Oregon, with Alex and the freshly christened B4B2. B4B2 is the amalgamation of Berrimilla4 and Bob2. Alex's Berrimilla is already on the fourth edition and, while Ugly Bob (the first Bob) hasn't officially been launched yet, he has already claimed the title as first in the Bob fleet.

B4B2

B4B2 needs a bit of fresh fiberglass, some of the inside lumber needs replacing, and Alex is working on the rigging and shroud replacements. We'll add a few extra bits and pieces for the race and strengthen the deck below the mast. We're watching the R2AK website and waiting for more teams to register. Thus far, we're in good company with another craigslist find!

Looking back at old posts, I remembered Collins Falls, a fairly pathetic example of the noun (23 Jan 2017.) I went back several months later and found it in much better form.

Collins Falls, looking much better in April.