This year, l have the time to go sailing but the weather has other ideas! With another available week the forecast was for strong winds and mixed rain. I had the dates were Friday 28th July to Sunday 6th August. The only suitable weather for sailing wasn’t until Thursday or Friday in August. So it would be a stay at home week and do some gardening.
As the week past Friday was looking like a good day for day sailing which by then l was eager to get out. I asked Vicki if she was coming but with the early start she wasn’t keen. So l left home on my own just before 0700hrs. I needed to launch the dinghy before 0730hrs. Once out on Elektra there wasn’t any hurry to leave. So l checked her for water, we have had a far bit of fresh water getting in this season but we hadn’t found out the source yet. There was quite a lot of water in her in different places which took a little while bale and sponge out.
Once done, l got Elektra ready to leave. The forecast was northwesterly force 4, so l left Gillan and set just Elektra’s genoa heading northeast towards the Dodman Point. Elektra had logged 10nm in 2.5hrs when l turned her around and headed back towards Gillan. It was a lovely sunny day and it was great to be out sailing.
Our return to Gillan was a little faster, now running with the tidal stream we covered the 10nm in 1.5hrs. It had been a lovely sail and l felt good to have been out.
Love Sailing 