The Old Matelot



matelot; noun, sailor; from the French mat-el-oh (plural matelots)
A slang expression, chiefly in Britain, may also mean mate or companion.

Welcome to the Old Matelots' blog, my first (and probably last!) journalistic endeavour. Watch its development and evolution as I make the transition into retirement and the live-aboard, off the grid lifestyle on the sailing yacht, Circe. Follow my fortunes (and misfortunes) in the posts as I work to rehabilitate my home on the water.

UPDATE - Due major back-to-back relationship and health issues during 2017 & 2018 I was involuntarily beached and forced to let Circe go. The blog will remain up for the foreseeable future for informational benefit to other owners of these magnificent boats.


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2013-11-30

Multi-Colour Monday

Having rolled our eyes watching the less enlightened members of the populace engaged in the annual charade of Mindless Materialism over the weekend (aka Black Friday etc.), we decided that we would initiate our own, less stressful, celebration......Multicolour Monday!



















 We got a bit smarter this year with our Christmas lights, we zip tied them to a couple of lengths of 5/16" line before hoisting them to the masthead on a spare halyard. The lines allowed us to tension the light strings without putting undue strain on them. 
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