Now there are four Rivals in total in the AZAB. Tantine, ourselves, Emanon and Dequila. Emanon is even a 34 so we can be some sort of counterbalance to the flotilla of Contessa 32s. Dequila is a 41 but she is still a Rival.
I also had some fun today as I have commissioned a company to grit blast Sarah G and he will be doing it next Friday. It is a bit pricey but paying for the grit blasting and coppercoat is definitely a good idea. We did Kemara, our old Hurley 22 three years ago and it has been a great success though you do seem to need to plan a quick dry out and scrub off mid season.
The grit blasting is a very interesting experience as it makes and incredible noise but is amazing to see the old antifoul come off. Putting the coppercoat on is another interesting experience but also quite exciting and satisfying when it is finished though the deep reddish brown copper colour quickly corrodes to a verdigris green. It is nice though only having to pressure was off each season rather than go through the chore of applying loads of evil gunk from Blakes or International each spring.
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