From mid April to mid August our home/boatyard buzzed 18 hours a day. All stops were pulled out and work on our vessel and our house had gone from industrious to downright nutty. Eleanor Tarr was trucked to Port Hope to be sandblasted and painted, and the rig had been set up for completion at Wiggers Yachts in Bowmanville.
Our house had been sold to a lovely young family, and thus required us to purge and pack. We had been ashore seven years and accumulated an incredible number of things… albeit mostly tools and materials. My small shop was dismantled and our belongs sorted.
In the final two days of home ownership we set about building a dinghy..in hindsight crazy, but in hindsight the whole operation was.
Exhaustion was upon us, and dear friends, neighbors and family came to our aid. Great minds and able hands helped dearly with our vessels departure via truck, and our departure from the house. We are so grateful to have these amazing people in our life.
Good bye house.. good bye backyard-boatyard..
Sailing Vessel Eleanor Tarr 