November is the time to put Bonita away for the winter in her nice cosy mud berth. Even with an exceptionally warm November, the wetter shorter days and frequent strong winds add to the general wear and tear and there are not many good sailing days. So on Friday with help from Allan and a very high spring tide we motored the few miles up Faversham creek to the boatyard.
Bonitas old winter covers were over 40 years old, and had given good service. Winter covers of course dont get degraded by sunlight much but get plenty of wind and rain. However the old ones had aquired many patches and were no longer waterproof despite the application of a compound that was claimed to repel water. So, maybe time to invest in a replacement. I went to the excellent Wilkinson sails in Faversham and spoke to Cindy, who made the previous covers.
The picture shows the fine new covers in place, a definite improvement. Cleaner, better fitting and waterproof, and now you can tighten up the lashings without worrying about the risk of tearing the material. But will they last as long as the previous ones? Well, maybe they will.
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