Both boat and personnel.

Heliotrope splashed down easy. (Actually, Norm had her in the water even before we arrived in Gore Bay—that's Norm for you.) Engine fired up first turn of the key.

Note the rather small black box affixed to the mizzen mast. That's the new instrument cluster, replacing the big oblong nacelle we've all known the past 38 years. This little black box is NMEA 2000 and displays wind direction and speed, tacking lay lines, depth, speed over the bottom, heading, and location. It's a chart plotter, too, so it always displays the boat's position on the relevant chart and can navigate routes and mark a man overboard (MOB). Among other things.

The old girl is looking young and frisky. New batteries, newly painted spars, new self-tailing winches (last year) new electronics, and attractive brightwork, thanks to Sue.

Could be time to go sailing.

Also time to go swimming. Sunny, hot, and windless, again today, with the horseflies having a heyday. We had to lie low from one to four to avoid sunstroke and fly-bite. But then at five, we went for a dip. Perfect.