On Sunday the forecast was good for another day sail, this time Vicki wanted to come to. We launched the dinghy at 0915hrs and headed out to Elektra. Again we found water which needed baling out before we could leave. We had a discussion as to were it was getting in. Vicki thought the window but having removed and rebedded earlier in the season l wasn’t convinced.
The forecast today was almost the same as the other day. Stewart our friend and fellow Sadler owner was also going sailing. We suggested Porthscatho for lunch, Stewart was thinking St Just. I dropped the mooring and Vicki motored Elektra out, l set a reefed mainsail and all her genoa, once of the Helford River Elektra was off logging over 5kts.
It wasn’t long before l was putting 2 or 3 rolls in the genoa. Looking back, it looked like Stewart was following us, it turned into a great sail and yes Stewart did following us to Porthscatho. I would of been happy for him to raft with Elektra but he decided to anchor also. We spent 3hrs there before heading back.
We lifted her anchor under engine and then l just set Elektra’s genoa for the passage back to Gillan. Stewart hadn’t seen and he set all his sail. He told me later he was surprised to find he was catching us up! But as we cross the entrance to the Carrick Roads he was almost knocked flat with the wind howling out of there. Stewart held on across Falmouth Bay and we almost arrived in Gillan at the same time. Was a good sail, we had logged 15nm in 3hrs.
Love Sailing 