Sunday’s forecast had changed to suitable sailing weather southwest force4-5. So l went out again on my own.
I dropped Elektra’s mooring at 1230hrs motored her out between Car Crock and the Dennis Head and set her genoa, very quickly Elektra sped off east towards the Nare Point, rounding the Nare about 10mins later, l turned Elektra towards southeast towards Manacle Buoy. She was flying along but the wind eased the more offshore we went. It was lovely just sailing along with no other yachts around.
After about an hour and half, l turned Elektra for the Helford River. This it was the same in reverse, not very much wind but the closer to the shore we got the stronger the wind. Again the genoa was plenty of sail on it’s own, Elektra was logging 6-7kts while sailing on her ear past the Nare Point into the Helford River. Continuing on the same course on into the Helford before tacking south towards Gillan. I put Elektra back on the tiller pilot and started her engine so ready for when l turned her into wind. But l continued to sail in around Car Crock Buoy still on her ear. Once passed the Buoy l could get a little closer to the wind but there was an anchored yacht which l needed to avoid so l turned Elektra into wind and rolled away the genoa, motoring in slowly to Elektra’s mooring at 1500hrs having logged 11nm.
Love Sailing 