KALESSIN OF ORWELL IS A 33FT WESTERLY STORM. IN 2006-8 WE SAILED HER DOWN TO PORTUGAL, INTO THE MED, AND HOME THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS. IN 2011 WE EXPLORED BALTIC GERMANY AND DENMARK. AFTER SAM'S STROKE WE CRUISED GENTLY ON THE EAST COAST, THE NETHERLANDS AND BRITTANY, AND IN 2021 SAILED TO CORNWALL AND BACK. IN 2024, FOLLOWING SAM'S DEATH, CAMILLA IS UNDERTAKING A MEMORIAL ROUND-BRITAIN CRUISE

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Kalessin is now in the water - she was launched on Thursday. Going down to see her is rather depressing for me though, because there's still work to be done to the cockpit locker and the aft cabin, and that means nothing can be put away or cleaned. On Friday, the main cabin looked like this (right). By Sunday she looked a bit better because I sorted out several dozen packs of bolts, screws, washers, grommets and split pins from various surfaces.

Still to do:
  • Fit holding tank (on its way from TekTanks in Hampshire)
  • Fit windlass (on its way from Germany, supposedly)
  • Fit water pipe connecting front water tank to new tap in the galley, which isn't fitted yet either - Sam says this is an easy job :-))
When all of these are complete I can clean up inside and start moving stuff on board.

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