Baptism of fire
Melanie and I came out to Spain at Easter to christen our new boat. Melanie did the honours paying tribute to Neptune, asking him to take the old name 'Casa del Mar' off his register and to accept the new name Rock 'n' no Roll. We then proffered further quantities of champagne to the 4 winds to ask them to look after her. Ceremony done we headed to Roca de Barra, a few miles south where there was a boat lift big enough to take a 7m wide boat out of the water 3 weeks later the antifoul was finished, the hull newly polished and her new livery complete, Rock ‘n’ no Roll was ready to go on the water. The huge boat lift necessary to pick up a 7m wide catamaran slipped into place either side of her, the giant strops were slung across. She was picked up as gentle as a babe and lowered onto the Mediterranean sea, we were ready for the next leg of our adventure. My friend Mike has joined me for the first leg from the boat yard 50 miles south of Barcelona up...