Nine Years of Ownership

Nine years ago today I took delivery of Kiriwina at Northshore Yachts, Itchenor near Chichester, UK.

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Here she is alongside their dock after launch.

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Sadly, the years have not gone well for Northshore yachts. Just recently they went into liquidation for the second time in two years. The business is now known as Southerly but still operates from Northshore Shipyard.

Puerto Sauce

Fine and clear today.

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Puerto Sauce

Strong winds from WSW overnight and today.

Water levels dropped substantially and this neighbouring boat grounded almost beam on to the wind.


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Puerto Sauce

A quick stop in Puerto Sauce to check on Kiriwina.

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All fine on board. But cold.

Mooring Malfunction

The weather eased overnight and it was possible to go ashore.

Around 14:00 the Uruguay tanker "Sofia" came in to berth with wind from the west at 15 knots.

The idea is to nose into the berth, get lines ashore and winch in. She appeared to be in some difficulty and dropped her anchor to slow down.

She managed to get a stern line ashore but it broke as the load came on and she quickly swung away from the dock.
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At this point she is almost 90º to the dock, without power and getting a bit close to moored yachts.
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Finally they got the engine going and she was able to edge alongside and moor safely.
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Pulpit Repaired

Pulpit back in place with all sealant cured and surplus trimmed.

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Flanges straight and seating correctly.
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Polishing is a tad less shiny than the original.
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Bow roller now straight with both rollers now rotating.
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Back to Puerto Sauce

Very busy day today. Up early to drive from Punta to Piriapolis where I met Laurence who will install the repaired pulpit and bow roller.

We got to Montevideo before 10:00 but the pieces were not quite ready. Finally we got away after 12:00 and after stooping for lunch we were back on board in Puerto Sauce just after 15:00.

It was fiddly work but all went well and we finished just after 19:00 and after dropping Laurence off in Piriapolis I got back to Punta around 23:30.

Another violent storm came through Puerto Sauce in January with winds in excess of 50 knots. The quay mooring buoys failed and five boats were badly damaged as the buoys dragged allowing moored boats to smash against the concrete quay.

Similar but less severe damage occurred during a December storm when Kiriwina was also damaged. Looks like that was a warning that was not heeded.

This classic boat received minor damage in December but this time it lost nearly a meter from the stern..
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Jose Ignacio

Spending a few days in and around Punta del Este. In theory we are still in season but it's very quiet with lot's of vacancies.

Lighthouse at Jose Ignacio about an hour NE along the coast from Punta.
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Montevideo

We are in Montevideo for a few days staying at the Tryp hotel in Punta Carretas.

This afternoon we handed over our pulpit and bow roller to the repairing engineer. They should be ready next week.

Lovely sunset over Yacht Club Uruguayo.

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To Montevideo

We got the pulpit into the car. Just.

Luckily the road to Montevideo is very smooth. A slight port list was required from the driver.

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Pulpit Off. Puerto Sauce

I'm hoping to have the pulpit and bow roller repaired quickly in Montevideo.

Removal required disconnection of the forestay and the deployment of two halyards (winched very tight).

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Fixing holes temporarily patched.
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Interesting gaps where original sealant was applied.
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