First Report!

Well - what planning! We chose Thursday which turned out sunny with a
light breeze and mild seas, a perfect day to leave on our adventure. We
didn't.
Why not? It wasn't the work on the electrics, John Harden from Hardtec
9948 8886, Sydney's leading marine electronics engineer worked extremely
hard for a several weeks including spending 3 days and 2 nights on Jess
(thanks Nerida for your patience and forebearance) to turn a large dish
of red spaghetti into a switchboard with every application having its
own fused switch and indicator light. It wasn't the new cover over the
top deck which Greg Dalkeith of Absolute Boat Covers 0416 234 766
completed on time and on budget and produced a Rolls Royce job. NO! It
was Australian Bass Angler, a boat shop at Penrith who failed to deliver
an off-the-shelf inflatable dinghy a week after we ordered it!
Thanks to you all for your thoughts and good wishes - we'll report again
when we get under weigh - or perhaps not!

Warwick and Karen