The plan was to leave Fowey back to Gillan with the good forecast of north-northwest force 4 on Tuesday as the weather for Wenesday was nil wind before the coming Low set to come in on Thursday, southwesterly force 5 gusting 7 with heavy rain. As our passage is in a southwesterly direction to Gillan, Tuesday’s forecast was a lot better.
On Tuesday the tide stream would be running our way 1240-1840hrs, so the wasn’t any hurry to leave. After cooked breckfast and washing up was done we slowly got Elektra ready to leave. We cast off at 1220hrs, Vicki motored Elektra out though Fowey entance and I set the genoa only and off we went at what seemed a sadate pace but in reality was a fast passage. At times would could have done with a little more sail but at other times just the genoa was plenty of power without being too much of a handful. An alternative sail patten could have been double reefed main and 1 reef in the genoa but would we have been any faster? We picked up her Gillan swing mooring at 1650hrs having logged 24nm in 4.5hrs without hanging on for dear life!
We might have stayed aboard another day on anchor in Gillan but we were almost out of milk, so it was decided to leave Elektra and go home.
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