Today we welcome Dave and Linda of SV Irish Melody, a C&C Landfall 38 yacht registered in the USA. Dave and Linda have been sailing for over 15 years. The last 4 years, they were in Majuro, Marshall Islands. When they finally decided to leave Majuro, they sailed across through the Federated States of Micronesia, towards Palau. And from Palau, they had an uneventful and smooth 5 day sail towards Davao and Samal Island.
We have been in constant contact with Irish Melody. After over a year of emailing back and forth, it is so nice to finally meet them in person. We knew they wanted to haul out here and so by the time they arrived, their cradle was ready and the yard handlers were briefed. This is the first time the handlers would be experiencing the haul out of a fin keeled boat. We printed pictures of a C&C Landfall 38 and together with Dave, Kjartan briefed the boat handlers, specifically the divers.
Early this morning, at 7 o'clock AM high tide, SV Irish Melody was hauled out. Watch this!!
title="SV Irish Melody Haul Out">youtuve video!
I must add this ingenious man-made flipper that one of the divers made for himself.
