In addition...

I see that James has, even in his multiple blog posts, failed to mention the most exciting event of recent days: this month's Waterway's World came out yesterday and our article is on on p.85!

Our new R&D flexible coupling has also arrived, so that we are all set for this weekend. We have cancelled all our Saturday outings, and can hopefully get it all done in one day. This will mean that even if we don't get a permanent mooring soon, we'll have the confidence to cruise as much as we need to over the summer.