Hi folks As I write this there are two men cutting a large hole in the boat. One is using a power saw from inside what used to be the wardrobe, and the other is outside with an angle-grinder cutting round the p-bracket. Hopefully, like the channel tunnel, the two holes will match up. The problem we discovered when the boat was lifted out the water at the beginning of March for some routine maintenance, a bottom scrub and new antifouling. The p-bracket, which is ...

EL CAPITANO 18th February 2007 Greetings All!! We have now been in Andraitx since October and have been enjoying our first Mediterranean winter. The weather has been terrific and, apart from a few rainy days and the occasional strong wind, it has been delightful, clear and sunny with temperatures between 15 and 18C. Staying for a few months in the one place allows us to get to know the local scene and it’s all strange and interesting. The mayor, who...

Hi folks Belated festive greetings and very best wishes for a happy and healthy 2007. We have been very remiss in keeping our website up to date lately and I really don’t have a good excuse, except to say that we have been busy enjoying ourselves. The weather this winter has been amazingly good so far. We have blue skies and sunshine most days and although it can be frosty in the morning, it soon warms up with the sunshine, so we can still lunch in the...

Hi I can’t believe that its November already and for the last two days the weather has been cold and grey – winter has arrived in Majorca and Hugh is feeling the cold! October was a very sociable month and if I continue drinking at that rate for the winter I’ll be an alcoholic by Christmas. Sadly, but thankfully for my liver, Andre and Helen have gone home to gainful employment in Holland. My Mum and Dad came out with my nephew Colin for ...

El Capitano Log:   3rd October 2006  We are now back in Andraitx after a funny old month of September. We were stuck in Mahon for a week or so at the end of August at the same time as the Classic Yachts Challenge was on. This was like a step into the past with these huge yachts setting out each day for racing. There was quite a variety ranging from large working boats like Baltic Traders to “Lulworth” which is a classic Fife design abou...