I guess some of you have been wondering how things work on the yacht?.. Things like “Where does Lucy go to the toilet? ” .. Well, as she did at home she will have her patch of lawn. This will be placed forward on the deck (with a degree of privacy) where she can go as she pleases. We will have netting around the parameter of the deck so she doesnt slip off the yacht but during rougher seas and passages she will also wear a doggy-lifejacket.

And when we need to clean it off.. we just tie a rope to a corner and throw it over for a pressure wash for an hour or two.

As with alot of support we have been shown.. even before our actual journey has begun, we’d like to say a special thanks to the lovely people at Supergreene in Hastings for donating the Artificial Turf www.supergreene.co.nz and the guys at Brittin Canvas www.brittincanvas.co.nz in Hastings also for adding the big domes so we can tie the lawn down.