Passing of the Passarelle

Its a sad day.

Our Mark 3 boom strung Pasarelle is no more. This morning, the Harbour Master came by and said that a dangerous surge condition was expected over the weekend. The weather sites are showing a deep low approaching from the southwest, passing under us and then moving on south east. Swell forecasts near the center are for seas of 5 to 8 meters.

When a southwest swell of that magnitude approaches, the reef allows a lot of this to pass over and endangers the boats med moored in front of the marina which face the reef and back on the sea wall. We were told we would have to move and that a spot had been arranged inside of the marina.

So much for our Mark 3 Pasarelle – gone even before Deb and crew arrive.

After bunkering the boat this morning with 5060 litters of diesel, Steve and I went to take a look at our new home. A 52 foot boat was entering the dock while we were there and there was just sufficient room for them to execute a full turn. Iron Lady didn’t stand a chance. If it looks tight in the picture, it seemed even more so as we manoeuvred in.

So it was a one way entry, get a spring on, then a stern and pull her in. Our only way out ail be to back out – and Admiral Deb will never see our Mark 3 Pasarelle.