Hecamede: 22nd – 27th September Vigo

Hecamede

Hecamede is an Island Packet 380. She was built in Florida in 2002 and is 12 metres long. She is a long keeled yacht and is cutter rigged. Island Packets are wide beamed and heavy boats so we hope she will keep us safe. In preparation for her journey we have added new chart plotters with GPS and AIS, Navtex, and a new dinghy and life raft. She also has a new bimini, sprayhood and solar panels for the sun and a different bow and kedge anchor.
The name Hecamede appears in Homers's 'The Iliad'. She was a slave awarded to King Nestor in ancient Greece. She was described as 'skilled as a goddess, proud and fair.
N.B.Hazel would like to add here that she is NOT a slave to Gerry!!

We spent the next six days cleaning, painting and generally preparing Hecamede to be left here for the winter. Sails off & washed, water tanks flushed, spray hood & Bimini covers stored.

Vigo is a major commercial & Industrial city with a prosperous ship building yard. The two photos show the two very different views from our pontoon. The green hills of Galicia and the immediately adjacent ship yard which starts metal bashing at 5am !

Hecamede was lifted on Monday 27^th and secured in a cradle & blocks for the winter.