Slip sliding away

I am sorry to have to report that today's slipway trials went less well than we had hoped. South boats had shaved roughly 5 mil off the keel but to no avail. After the trial the Robert Charles Brown sailed away and we remain firmly attached to 'Pinkie'. It seems like we will be continuing to enjoy her company for some time still.

Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan
The informations unavailable to the mortal man
Were workin our jobs, collect our pay
Believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact were slip sliding away
(Simon and Garfunkel)