: Greetings,

: it's 3:00 AM but we just finished assembling the last items in the two kayaks
: my wife and I are planning to launch tomorrow, an Arctic Tern 14 and an
: Arctic Tern 17. The last 5 months have been very busy, specially the last
: 3 weeks, and I'm glad the end results are actually so good :-) (well, I'm
: the builder and the client, so I cannot be too demanding, right ?)

: We haven't yet varnished the kayaks or installed the deck lines (we'll do
: this tomorrow after the launch and the varnish will be done in a month),
: but we couldn't delay the launch anymore (next weekend we're going to Door
: County, WI with 12 other kayakers, and in 3 weeks we have a trip to the
: Apostle Islands, so we need to start testing the boats).

: I'm attaching a picture of the kayaks, in the basement, ready to be pulled
: out and driven to the lake (in exactly 12 hours). I've also uploaded the
: latest pictures to the webpage (warning, 18 pages so far, no comments yet)

: Oh yeah, we also got some champagne for the occasion (traditions must be
: followed).

: Hugo

Congratulations! I too am ready for the maiden voyage of my Tern 17. Your boats look nice. I think maybe a Tern 14 is on the horizon for my wife also. Have a fun and safe trip.

Tom