It is hard to believe it is now a year since we became the new owners of Alibi!! We are so proud of her and so glad we have her.

Here is a brief recap of the year:

Five day sail from St. Augustine to bring her home.
Got hit by lightening about a week after getting her to Key Largo.
New alternator and regulator.
New exterior canvas including a bimini, dodger, and mainsail cover.
New Mainsail.
New electronics including Garmin chartplotter, radar, and sonar.
New lifelines.
Sand and varnish all exterior teak.
Hand rub all interior teak with Scott's Liquid Gold.
New water pump after many attempts to fix leaks on old one.
New wind generator.
New dinghy.
Several short sails around Blackwater Sound and a few longer ones around the islands of the Keys.
Dividers made by Darrell for settee storage to accommodate canning jars.
Ann has been learning to can meats for provisions for longer sail trips.

List still to do:
Recertify liferaft.
Fix autopilot.
Fix cockpit mic for VHF radio.
New inverter/charger (fried by lightening).
Recover cockpit cushions and interior cushions.
More coats of varnish on exterior teak.
Fresh bottom paint in the next year or so.
New foresail and staysail.
More sail trips to further destinations.

Stay tuned, if all goes according to our plans, we will be in the Bahamas the first part of May - perhaps into part of June. There will be more frequent posts here if/when this trip indeed happens.