We left Marina Kornati and brought the boat to MCI boatyard in Split
Jane & Darcy Christened
On February the 28th we finally christened the boat with its new name. None of us is superstitious, but we decided to do things as they should.
We sacrificed to Neptune and to the four wind gods. The old name had been erased from the boat completely, a bottle of bubbly was ready for use. We begged Neptune to purge the old name and to accept the new one.
Both pledges were accompanied by pouring bubbly into the drink.Then we sacrificed to Boreas, Zephyrus, Eurus and Notus, each time pouring a good glass of bubbly into the sea. There wasn’t much left for Ale & Ale, but enough for a final toast.
It was finally time to apply the new name to the boat. It was not yet the final lettering, because the boat was going to be polished first at the shipyard.
From Biograd to Kaprije
We left Marina Kornati and brought the boat to MCI boatyard in Split. We decided to take it easy while we familiarized with the boat. Because we were ready to leave at 1430, we chose to start with a short hop, and we made way to the island of Kaprije. It was a short leg of less than 3 hours, with no wind, calm sea, and no traffic at all.
The boat was a pleasure to drive, cruising at 7 kn under engine. Once in Kaprije, there was no trace of a buoy field. After checking the pilot, we found that we had to anchor behind a line extending from the ferry pier. The bottom raised fast to uncomfortable depths. We decided to drop anchor near to the limit. We also decided to use the anchor app.
Download here the waypoints for this trip – Warning, never use waypoints for navigation without previously validating them on your plotter.
We decided against putting the dinghy into the water and stayed onboard for our first night on the boat.
The next day the ferry arrived spot on at their timetable slot, at 0630. We realized that we could have docked the boat at the other side of the pier. Anchor aweigh and we try our first docking alongside.
Jane & Darcy safely docked at the Kaprije pier, still showing the charter company logo. It is something that we have tried hard to remove, unsuccessfully.
We disembark, and there is almost no-one, except one tabby using the main square as its toilet. We buy some stuff in a deserted mini market, and walk around for a while. It is fascinating to visit these islands when no tourists are around.
S/YJane & Darcy 
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