This week’s video clip is a cracking one. The younger crew from s/y Totem spend a week project managing Esper’s refit, discuss life in the boatyard and adopt, albeit temporarily, three lost kittens.
Weekly Video Round-Up
A great clip this week featuring Niall, Mairen, and Siobhan of s/y Totem.
About Totem
Behan is an active blogger whose cruising-with-kids website has a large following around the world. You can read more about the Totem crew here.
Cabin Complete
Dang spent most of this week preparing and painting the cabin with its final coats of polyurethane, and it looks good. He’s put enough layers on that the grain has now gone and the veneer feels smooth to the touch, which helps strengthen and protect the surface.
Yadong In Pick-ups
I’d mentioned in a recent email update that I’ve taken to sitting in the back of a pick-up, drinking Thai whisky. It seems this is a regular occurrence and, if I leave the yard after dark, I hear my name shouted across the car-park where I find some of the workers hanging out drinking by their pick-ups. Sometimes they’re listening to music but most of the time they’re just laughing at my efforts to learn Thai. Without a pen and paper it’s pretty pathetic.
PSS BBQs
Although not strictly related to the refit project, I thought I’d mention the PSS BBQs that happen from time to time. This Saturday’s was the best to date when we were entertained by Un, Jia, Graham of Lorrigray II and Andrew of Utopia II on guitars and the rest of us singing drunkenly out of tune (apart from Lorraine of Lorrigray II who held it together).
For some people, however, it all got a bit too much. Damn Aussies.
What’s Next?
With friends visiting for Christmas we now have deadlines, so the pace of work should increase. Possibly.
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Annie and I loved this update! Â She very quickly realised that those lovely kids lived on a boat and asked me lets of questions, culminating in “Can we have one of their kittens” ! x
I sure am a particularly attractive man! You got my best angle in that pic.
A big hand for your 3 new project managers. Â They seem to be doing an awesome job with managing all aspects including Jamie!
As for the cats make sure they don’t take any as they may try and pass one of them off to us in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Love this, Â Jamie. Thanks so much for including our kids- this is a delight for all of us!
The pleasure was all mine. Perhaps we can do a ‘Liz Meets The Totem Crew’ exclusive when she returns 😉
Coming along nicely, a bit slow progress i must say ,wishing you all the best…..
Cheers, Yener. Yes, it’s slowed down somewhat as we knocked off a few workers but this week they’ve been busy with the stainless work, so it’s not all bad. Hope you are well. Best wishes to you and all our Turkish friends.
Looking good bud!! When you guys coming to NY? !
Nice to hear from you, m8! Not sure when but it is on our list. Sailing past the Statue of Liberty is high on our list and you can be sure we’ll be knocking on your door for a beer when we hit dry land.
Lovely family.
They are. A great crowd here in the yard at the moment. It’ll be better still when Liz arrives!