June, for the most part, was a month of only light work on Pearl with a focus on personal rebuilding. Most of my month was spent coming to terms with the things I need to do and letting go of frustration over mistakes I've made (a true analogy to where Pearl is). I chose to fill June mostly with other activities than working on Pearl. June was filled with sailing with friends, playing with the new Dyer sailing dink, hanging out on North Carolina beaches, HBI rides with new boys, parties on Ripple, starting a new business (and negotiating a J80 with a new business partner) and my actual job (pics here, here and here). While it was a insanely productive month for me, not too much got done on Pearl. However, groundwork was laid for a more productive July and August on Pearl between a Ptown sailing trip on a Tartan 34 and more beaching it in the Carolinas. Most of the hull is almost fair; the floors are almost ready to go in; the diesel is ready to be pulled. Things are being rebuilt.
I've started hiring people to take some of the weight off me. I'm pretty relieved by this and am happy to support the economy in my own little way. I'm losing one of my guys next week and will have to replace him. I'm looking around.
