our final week in freo

Lavender

Free ride in the BD bag.

Sword fighting, Marine Terrace, South Fremantle.

Provisioning for our voyage - trip #2 with the BD 50 Calibur.

John Lyus making repairs to our graphics.

John Lyus making repairs to our graphics.

Work dock playground, Fremantle Sailing Club.

Work dock playground, Fremantle Sailing Club.

T and R looking sharp in their new Petzl helmets thanks to Christina Chipman at Spelean.

T on the boat ramp, Fremantle Sailing Club.

Hot Cocoa on the Fremantle Sailing Club lawn.

Kind words reminding us how lucky we are - from Bruce Beattie

raivo's 2nd birthday - fremantle

September 15, 2012

James and Raivo working on the autopilot.

Barefoot Boatyard Baby

springtime fremantle

Raivo checking out the new Equiplite sail hanks on our storm jib.

R in the sail bag made by Steve Meeks at North Sails Cape Town.

Boatyard Toy Box

My boy with his stick and home-made broom.

Bouquet

FSC Breakwater Playground

Snail & Gravel Pile

Climbing Rocks

T and her flowers.

more freo

Raivo, our very happy sailor man.

Sleeping Beauty and her babies tucked into the port side quarter berth.

Raivo working out the lines on the traveler.

R & T's collection box of "found treasures" from the Fremantle Sailing Club boatyard.

Raivo finally keeping up with his big sister.

life in freo

Tormentina's 4th Birthday

On the Dock

On the Dock

Pink Lady Apples

Esplanade Park

The  Chart Room

Waiting for the Cat Bus

T in her Sparkle Gown at Sunset

T grooving on the Hobie longboard (on loan from Brett Burville/Windrush) & smooth Freo bike paths.
Jeans have since been patched by our wonderful friend Ruth Shelley.

Raivo with watercolors, playdough, and found objects from the boatyard.

Tormentina all geared up for a bike ride with James in the sometimes cold, windy, wet weather that is winter in Freo.

extreme sails & equiplite soft sailhanks

Upcoming passages:

FREMANTLE to HOBART via the Great Australian Bight

HOBART to WELLINGTON via Tasman Sea & Cook Strait

The sails are at Extreme Sails, South Fremantle, in the hands of David White and Carl Girolamo.  Equiplite soft sailhanks are going on the Tormentina (storm jib).  Thanks to Reinier Persenaire and Lourens Poorter at Equiplite Europe.

The kids had their sail-making pre-school today at Extreme, as they helped David update our storm jib with the new hanks.