With a Little Help...

Brady once again working on the boat.
What is he doing up there?

We know we are a bit (or 11 months) behind with documenting our boating experiences, and don't worry you won't miss a step. We are currently working on updating the blog. But it is also time to start to get excited about this sailing season!

Bria hard at work. I think we'll
keep her around!

Further was put in the water this past Thursday and we will be sailing her home in Montrose Harbor tomorrow, weather permitting. Today was my first day on the boat since we put her in storage last November and it was exciting to finally see all of the hard work and love Brady has put into her. (More about this soon, Brady is working on a few blog posts about what he has been up to since late January.)

Getting the spinnaker ready

One done many more to go!

On our way up to the boat we got a call from my fab sister Claudia asking to pick up my wonderful niece from school. (The nurse contacted her because Bria had accidentaly hit her head hard on a desk and wanted to send her home in case Bria had a concussion.) Well, Claudia wasn't able to leave work so we were called in for the rescue! We had to turn around, we were half way to Waukegan by the time we got the phone call, and pick up the munchkin. After making a detour and double-checking that Bria was ok and up to hanging on the boat we headed back up to Waukegan. I have to say it was nice to have an extra pair of hands around to help us with some of the last few things Brady still had on his to do list.

We are looking forward to our first trip of the season and hoping for a smooth and uneventful shakedown sail! We are also excited to finally try and fly our spinnaker! It will be a big day tomorrow. Fingers crossed that all goes well. Either way you will hear all about it real, real soon. Promise!

Guess who painted this one :)