
Beast from the East
Before the Beast from the East hit Southampton, I helped move the Westerly Konsort I occasionally sail on from it's mooring to a travelift for a haul-out. That morning was quite cold and we encountered some thin ice on our way to the waiting dock. It was interesting to watch the Yacht Haven staff break ice in the travelift slip using a combination of a work launch and the travelift's slings. Once the boat was on the hard, I partook in the joyous activity of antifouling the b