Coppercoat after 18 months in the water (Patreon)

Hi Guys! 

Here is this week's video :) Back in 2018, I applied coppercoat as an antifouling. Athena splashed late in 2020, so she has been back in the water for about 18 months. I was very excited to see how the coppercoat was performing. I tried showing a GoPro under the hull while we were in Cherbourg, but it's hard to tell what's really going on looking at that footage. Now I finally got the chance to dive on the hull and take a close look. I found only loose slime on the hull - phew! :) There were a bunch of barnacles on the prop. That's annoying, but I was expecting that. At least it means that the copper coat is doing a good job :) Now I'm excited to see what happens once we get a little bit further south (warmer water)

We also had a little issue with the new furler for the staysail. I think Harken has some quality control issues on their MK4 Ocean furlers. From the riggers I've talked to, it ranges from rough castings (the drum) to poor machining, for instance, the issue with the threaded holes on our furler. Annoying, but it all worked out in the end. Harken was easy to work with, and they fixed the issue :) 

I hope you've had a fantastic weekend:) Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :)