The weather forecast was for summer weather this coming week, not that any of the forecasting had been very accurate this season!
Anyway, we planned a few more days aboard. Vicki had an appointment at 1215hrs, so we couldn’t leave until after that but the tide would be out until 1300hrs. We were going to Fowey, along the coast to the northeast of Gillan, the forecast said light easterly winds, we were hoping to be able to sail some of the way but also thought some motoring would be required.
We didn’t waste any time and we were aboard soon after 1300hrs and cast off at 1405hrs. The tidal stream was with us between 1415-2015hrs but we didn’t want to arrive in Fowey after dark (it’s normally a 5hr passage). Vicki motored Elektra as l pulled up her mainsail and set it and the genoa. We continued to motorsail for about 2nm before turning off the engine. For 1.5hrs we sailed but the wind died away and so we started motoring again until the Dodman Point when the wind picked up and l turned the engine off. Then about 3nm later the wind died away again and l started her engine again. On a smooth flat sea Vicki went below to make the bed and with the tiller pilot in control l packed away the mainsail. We motored into Fowey picking up a swing mooring at 1900hrs having logged 23.5nm.
Love Sailing 