Mark Your Calendar

Crack Boatwright Heron Scott today booked Mistral and a fleet of smaller Center boats for a haulout Aug. 14, a Monday, at Seaview East. We -- that being the Mistral crew and anyone else who cares to show up -- will aim to do a bit of caulking, repack the stuffing box and apply new bottom and topsides paint in five days. There will be beverages and occasional high-carbohydrate snacks.
Meanwhile, I'm planning to rebed the lifeline stantions. Do contain your excitement. It's a two-day task as some holes will need to be plugged and redrilled. Pardon the mess during construction. I'll start the morning of July 26.