Sunday was a day spent taking care of some odds and ends to ensure I am just as ready as possible to sail tomorrow. The major project was the replacement of the main halyard, the last piece of running rigging to be replaced since I purchased Alana. The local Atlantic Highlands marine supply store didn't have the 7/16" line I was looking for, though the nice lady did offer to sell me 110 feet of bungee cord. I suppose that a stretchy halyard might lend the sail a self-hoisting quality, but I opted for a more traditional approach which required a hike to West Marine. I had seen a West Marine yesterday while driving around with Katie and decided to walk to it. The 4-mile hike proved a little longer/hotter than I had anticipated, but in the end I did get almost the line I was looking for. Unfortunately they only had line in the same color/pattern as the main sheet, so I'll have to be careful not to drop the sail when all I really want to do is ease out the main.
When I head south tomorrow I plan to stay relatively close to the coast as long as the winds permit. I should be within cell range, so will try and get a blog update published. However, there is every chance that that might not be possible, so please do not attach any tragic significance to a missing blog.
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