Launch 2011

We arrived by about 8:30 and prepared for the launch. The wind was getting up a little so we decided to go into our berth for'ards rather than stern to.

When Nickos arrived he put King Malu onto the crane and then went for a coffee. This wasn't just the Cyprus way (everything with a coffee) but we needed time to put anti-fouling over the places where the stays had been and on the very bottom of the keel which had been on wooden blocks.

Then it was time for the launch. The crane proceeded at its ponderous slow speed to the wet dock.

The sky is grey and overcast and looks like rain. Despite this, I am thrilled to see her returning to the water.

Finally the moment of truth, as Nickos directs his assistant, King Malu takes to the water again. She returns to her natural environment and once again looks like a little ship.

Somehow this always concerns me - Will the sea cocks hold? Will we have water flowing in? Of course, the probability is high there will be no problems.