LUCIE is on its way to Sweden!

We hauled LUCIE on Friday morning at the Hinckley Yard and took the rig apart during Friday and Saturday, both the mast and the boom were packed into the protective and padded custom made bags. The last changes to the trailer were done during the weekend, LUCIE now rests on a forward cradle and her ballast is supported by an additional forward support channel. We put the new hull cover on this morning, the mast cradles and finally the whole rig went onto the deck. Dock boxes are packed with everything that LUCIE will need during her summer journey. The splash guards were put onto the trailer, everything was strapped down and LUCIE was picked up by Casey’s Boathauling.

LUCIE will be at the dock in NJ on Wednesday morning before 9 am and we expect her in Gothenborg, Sweden on July 4.

Four days to Memorial Day and LUCIE already finished her tuning sails. On a beautiful early summer afternoon on Narragansett Bay LUCIE went out for the last of her trim and tuning sails after a few changes to the sails and some hardware adjustments over the past week. The conditions were perfect: 10 to 12 knot winds and flat water, pretty much what we expect to be the normal conditions in Nynäshamn. Robbie Doyle of Doyle Sails was again on board to further optimize LUCIE’s sails and trim. Everything went to plan – both LUCIE and skipper Jamie Hilton now feel ready for the trip to Nynäshamn near Stockholm to compete in the European 6 Metre Championship.

After the sail we towed LUCIE from Bristol to Portsmouth where she will be hauled before the Memorial Day weekend and packed for the journey to Europe. Tuesday morning she will hit the road to New Jersey from where she will be shipped to Gothenburg, Sweden.

This is the 6 Metre World Cup/Baum & König Trophy which Lucie won in Finland last year.
Just received from Oliver Berking of Robbe & Berking.