First I need to formally congratulate Bob and Dianna of Pura Vida. They won their class in the Newport to Ensenada race. The fact that they won is only part of the story. They won in a cruising class, beating some PHRF boats. It was Bob’s first race as a skipper and their boat is also their home..  I am very happy to have them as part of the Pacific Cup on Med Viking.

The winning crew: Mike, Bobby, Bob and Dianna

The weekend was very busy with Bob and I spending a lot of quality time on Med Viking. We did add the Dan’s Buoy to the rail:

Dan’s buoy

We also put the newly chromed chain plates (or whatever they are called) back in place. They may be useful if the mast if ever stepped back on the boat (this is dark French humor):

The round one

The ugly task was to change one of the holding tank that had leaked unnoticed for quite a while.

We also installed a new boom outhaul car. The previous one used Torlon ball bearings. The new one does not have ball bearings. The car slides on 2 sticks of “exotic” material.

Finally we did a lot of wiring by bringing a new coaxial for the emergency VHF antenna (might be used for AIS transmit as well), a new cable for the wind sensor and a few more…