TIS THE END OF THE SEASON

The boom is down the mast unstepped and BIANKA waits at the dock to be hauled out for the winter. I make one more trip out to the mooring to remove the pickup stick. I also winterized most of the systems on board which is basically the boats water system thanks to the conversion to electric propulsion in 2008. I no longer need to spend cold evenings in the boatyard changing the engine oil and running antifreeze through the engine. Being retired I can pick my days to do other winter storage prep like removing the sail and dropping the boom. This makes owning a boat more enjoyable as I get older.