With Raya scheduled to go back into the water next week it’s all hands on deck to get everything near or below the waterline finished.

Rick and I grabbed the small weather window at the beginning of the week, of slightly warmer conditions, to paint the boot tops.

Slightly warmer is the key phrase, I was wearing a full set of thermals, a T shirt, a jumper and two fleeces, yet was still freezing by the end of each day. Fortunately it was just warm enough for the paint to dry, one more job done.