August 18th 2013 - Bron and Tim get to sail at last!

Tim has helped enormously with jobs on the boat, having been to the top of the mast and helping to sort everything from sails to electrics and he and Bron had been really looking forward to going out for a sail.  It wasn't ideal conditions for a first sail - wind force 5-6 and against the tide, making it a very 'lumpy' river.  We sailed with just about two-thirds of the Genoa out and made good progress with this.  It was exciting, but not exactly comfortable, sailing and after an hour Sam went below and reported that Kal had been seasick again.  This is quite a problem, as the first few sails he had experienced he had been quite happy, wandering around the boat.  As we plan to sail off round Europe, he will inevitably encounter the occasional rough seas.  We love sailing and our boat, but love the cat too, so we'll have a chat to our vet to see if there are any solutions to this dilemma.