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.