With a new place to moor the boat comes a whole new process for hauling and launching boats. LSYC brings in a couple of cranes and several trucks, and pulls all the boats over two days. Masts had been taken down the weekend before, in what can only be described as an extremely efficient process.
We ordered a new folding cradle, with feet welded to the bottom, and armed with spray paint and templates for boat name, BOW and STERN, labelled the cradle so there would be no confusion. The process relies on volunteers to help and the club provides meals, snacks and drinks to keep us going through the long days in the yard.I must say, though, that as weird as it was to ride the railway at Queen City, is it really freaky to see your boat flying through the air held up by a couple of straps!
