training update

With only  a little under 3 weeks to go before i head to Le Grande Boucle (the tour) my training is reaching the stage where i finish off my conditioning and put the final touches on my fitness.
The last 6 weeks i have steadily increased the distance/time i have been riding, averaging 3 hours per day with a few longer rides (4 hours) and a couple of 5.5 hour rides thrown in for good measure.
As i have no choice but to ride hills, my climbing is improving but it still hurts!

Magic makeover

Been busy this last 2weeks working on the stern and deck area of the boat.the paint had been applied poorly by previous owners and was showing it,s-age.

Some areas had rot which we have cut out and replaced with new timber then glassed over.
At the moment I am covering the entire area with fiberglass cloth to make it totally waterproof .
Then the big task of repainting the boat.

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A blog from my iPad

Trying to set up my iPad to enable me to update from France .not sure if we will have a lot of wifi coverage but will try and write up a report and send some pics whenever I can.

Magic maintenance

Trying to spend as much time as possible when I'm not riding the bike or in the shop down at the Harbour working on the boat.
Both corners of the deck/cockpit had a small amount of rot so have been cutting the old rotten timber out and glueing new timber in it's place

After lots of filling and sanding I will cover the entire area with fiberglass cloth then more sanding'filling and more sanding before I can start to paint.

Of course this is only the start of a major repaint of the entire boat, we will take the boat out of the water in late august and paint/antifoul the hull so i hope to have the topsides finished by then. lots of work ahead of me!