Haul out time

It's been a year now since the boat was put in the water and the hulls were getting a bit harder to keep clean and with summer sailing season here it's all good reasons haul the boat out for some new bottom paint.

In this picture after the water blasting you can see where the antifoul has been working. It came up pretty clean with nothing much to do other than a light wet sand to prep for the new paint.

And here she is ready to go back where she belongs (in the water). The paint is a strange colour when put on but becomes mostly white once it starts reacting with sea water.

And we're back. Ready to go.
You might have noticed the new bow net. I have been ok using without one until now but for the occasion when I need to drop the jib in rough conditions it adds a level of safety. It is as minimal as possible while still allowing access to hank on or off the jib.