I have a good record of the progress I made building Passion X and that is a handy guide to my progress on the new build. Last night while checking photos to see what internals I had installed before plating the hull I noted that I seem to be six weeks behind.
Comparisons can be difficult because on the new build I have already painted a lot of the interior which I did not do until much later in the build on Passion X.
Even allowing for the extra work already competed on the new build I feel that I am behind. The weather is in no small part to blame as this has to be one of the most consistently wet seasons in a long time. I am fortunate that the middle of the yacht is under the awning which was not installed at this stage of the build on Passion X but despite the cover the weather has been too wet and windy to do any meaningful work in many days.
Ther is also more work on the new build including more laminates in the keel floors and more packers between the keel floors and the 12 mm ply skin.
I have some optimism that I will make up the time later in the build. Summer is coming and with it longer days more can be done. Also with the experience of the first yacht behind me I may have less thinking to do on how to fit the internal furniture. Then there is the interior finishing that has already been completed including sanding priming and painting as well as filleting of the hull to the bulkheads.
Only time will tell if I catch up and in the meantime I cherish every moment of fine weather.
With the Winter Wednesday series at RANSA we have been lucky to escape the worst of the weather although a lot of the fleet seem to have given up.
With a smaller fleet and some good performances we have crept up the series score sheet to be third behind Allegro and Brittania. Of course this has not gone unnoticed by the handicapper and good results will be harder to get from here on. The handicapper is doing a good job however and placings are separated by seconds so any mistake is well punished.