Disco Volantes temporary home in Malta

We thought Disco Volante needed a holiday from her holiday (a bit like us), so we craned her out in sunny Malta for a few months. When we get back in February we need to antifoul the hull and have a lengthy job list to do to get her in tip-top condition for our 3 month sail back to England. She hasn't been put of the water or had her antifouling re-done since she went in to Bristol harbour back in July 2013! Mike did a quick survery of her hull and bulkheads before we left and is happy to report she has coped with the long sail to the Med admirably. We left her with no sails/rigging, everything packed up inside and a tarpaulin over the top to keep her dry while we are away. During the 6 month sail we only had a few problems along the way... Leaky cockpit hatches (Still haven't solved this one, but fitted extra bilge pumps to help) Lost anchor (We now have a trip line on the anchor, though we lost the anchor due to loose shackle screw & Disco's tendancy to sail round her anchor) Hole in sail (where sail rubs against spreaders) - repaired and reinforced beautifly in Palma Water pump - Died, from overuse we think! Not many people live aboard like we do! Engine cutting out - due to diesel bug (Thanks EU) turned out to be an easy fix though!