New Year Winter Maintenance kicks off Early.

Come down next Saturday,Sunday January 4, 5 and help !

Dani Feerst, aloft  on the mainmast, loosing ties
and lowering the Christmas lights.

Never too early when you want to get a head start on things. So, Dani Feerst and Bryan Oliver kicked it off this last Sunday morning, with a well-known routine at this time of year; taking down the Holiday lights.  Dani even recruited crew member, Ryan, to come down for an hour or so, to go aloft with her.  With lights and the glittery huge star all disassembled and stuffed back into their boxes for next year, Volunteers shifted over to linseed- oiling the starboard kevels and Mainmast fife rail, advancing the Chief Mate's program to ensure a monthly application of the stuff on all selected deck furnishings.

Volunteers took a lunch break below over bowls of  seafood gumbo that Bryan had brought along.
Back on deck the sky was getting darker.  The spatter of rain drops thwarted any further on-deck projects, but there was just enough time left before the rain started pouring, to fire up the pumps and empty the bilges.
It made for a productive morning.

More Maintenance Days have been scheduled for weekends, ensuring plenty of opportunities for Volunteers to get involved.  Projects are varied to fit any skill level .  Very soon the Booms and Gafts will be swung down for sanding and revarnishing;  To make it happen will require a barnraising-like event with plenty room for volunteers to pitch in.