16864 steps, 35 degrees Celsius, Saturday afternoon in Rome

Rome in general is less crowded in July and August when the Romans escape the city heat and spend their days at the seaside. I was wondering how many tourists are already back after the COVID-19 confinement and spent the last Saturday afternoon in Rome. Yes, tourists are back but by far less than before the virus outbreak. I guess, hotels, B&Bs, bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc.... are still heavily suffering. 

 

Coffee at 6 Bft close hauled

Sunset at Giglio Campese

Finally I was allowed and could find some days for s small trip to Argentario, Giglio and Gianutri. Wind conditions were perfect for an ambitious sailing (20 - 25kn) although not from a the perfect direction. Anyway, I had fun and could test new equipments which I installed in the last couple of weeks. This includes a new charger/inverter with 1600 W allowing me to use a 220V coffee machine off-grid. I also installed a powerful battery to battery charger which recharges the house bank much more efficiently. Furthermore, the system is now ready to change to Lithium batteries once the current lead-acid batteries are degrading. For the installation basically the entire main electric strand had to be renewed and I got rid of tons of old cables. Besides this, I upgraded the safety system with an EPRIP and two AIS MOB devices fixed to life jackets. Yes, and some additional 'toys' also found their way aboard T-Fish. One is Air Buddy, a compressor-based diving gear which allows me to clean the underwater body whenever needed. 

A lot has been done but there is still a long list of open projects which I consider myself important before T-Fish can go on longer-term cruises. The plan is to complete all projects within the course of next year and to have her ready by the timeframe Sept 2021. I will keep you posted.

Gianutri

And here my video from the short trip, the first time making coffee at 6 Bft close hauled. I know I still have to work on my camera pointing but anyway, it demonstrates it works.