Current boat project involves new 'canvas' (actually a cut-up old sharkskin sail from a J/105) to cover the pipe berths (homemade out of PVC pipe). These provide sofa-like seating on the port side and storage on the starboard side. Plus, Jonathan is repainting the forepeak where the V-berth goes. That's probably about all we'll get done.
Need to figure out a boarding/swim ladder, as there is now an outboard where the ladder is supposed to go.
I don't have a SUP board, but would love to use OPBs (other people's boards). I have a boogie board which works well for swimming and lolling about in the water, as does our horseshoe life buoy. Didn't use them last year, but may bring my swim fins again. We'll be bringing our 8' inflatable again, which stores conveniently in the aft quarter when not inflated.
We have not yet discussed our plans for the 3 free days.
As for party and dining provisions, we'll bring a box of each color of wine. There are some good-ish box wines now and they are so much easier to store onboard than round glass bottles. (We became notorious for our box wine in Kauai, and we weren't even staying on a boat.) We bring tomatoes, peaches, onions, cucumbers, basil, etc., and pack them in plastic containers so they don't get bruised. These we keep in a dry box or cooler, but not in the drinks cooler which is colder. We'll bring smoked salmon, goat cheese, and crackers. Maybe french bread. I like mineral water and cold green tea, J. will bring beer and tea bags, and we'll have pre-ground coffee which we make in drip cones. We have a single propane burner and will bring boil-in-bag rice and MREs. We have no fresh water, so bring a 5-gallon container of water and smaller water bottles which we refill from the big jug.
Christine Weaver, Doodette
Stink Eye, Laser 28
