Today we had to take down the mast…I woke up with mixed emotions – the disappointment that comes with knowing you won’t be sailing for a while, coupled with the urgency to get to work! Damn there was a lot to do…especially since we had an issue with the roller furling mechanism the day before and we couldn’t drop the headsail.
Mark’s first time up the mast in a bosuns chair 
ALL IN ALL, the day was a huge success! Bill and the gang at Rich Marine were super pro and really went the extra mile to help us with the task. I think we said “thank you” about 40 times…
We were SO eager, we decided to split and make our way towards the canal. Only one problem…we were running pretty low on diesel…
