​ The arrival of Champagne. 

I arranged that a good friend of mine and fellow A-Rater syndicate owner and Chairman of the Merlin Rocket Association would collect the boat from Nottingham and tow it to UTSC in Bourne End. The trailer brakes worked well and all was going well until Stuart had a rest at a service station. Then he noticed that one of the D rings holding the cradle onto the trailer had rusted way and broken. 

Stuart said it is amazing what you can buy in a service station. So he managed to purchase a webbing strap to secure the boat and then safely tow the boat to its new home. On arrival he wanted to know where to where to put the boat. 

We had cleared the lean to but another boat arrived a little before Champagne arrived.

It needs a new cover but I think the first job will be to raise the mast and create a tent cover for her.

We might even be able to get the boat ready for Bourne End Week when all of the A-Rater compete for the Queens Cup.