Blue Velvet’s forward stanchions and pulpit were badly damaged, her rig was bashed and she also got some scratches on her topsides when the marina pontoon that she was moored to broke up during Storm Cieran, 1-2 November 2023. The 80 knot gusts of winds snapped the hinges on one of the hammerhead finger pontoons she was tied to and the remaining pontoon cleats that she was attached to were ripped out, allowing her to bump into some other yachts in the marina. Not great news as it has turned our pre-departure minor refit plans into a pretty major refit and repair session.
Blue Velvet has hauled out on Tuesday 30 January for the start of that repair and refit work. It will take a couple of weeks to get the first stage of that work completed and then we will need to sail over to England for the next stage. Photos of the work and an update will appear shortly but it will be a very busy 2 months if we are to hit our planned set off date of 1 May.
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| St Peter Port, Guernsey |
