Meanwhile we have  locked up the house and moved to our boat for the summer months. Arielle will be our home and we will to have a look on the bright side of sailinglife. Mind, this does’t mean a life totally carefree, but the cares for a sailor mostly have to do with simple things, like the weather, which can be bad for those in a hurry. We for our part have time. Meaning that we have already postponed our departure, as galeforce winds from the southwest, which is exactly the direction we will be heading for, are whistling through the English channel and along the North Sea coast.  But the forecast for next week promises a receeding of the depression over the British Isles, so we will have a go for it.