On the morning of Wednesday 9th of October we motored Elektra in and dried her out on St Anthony beach to unload her crusing gear in the afternoon straight into my pick-up on the beach, this was bringing the season to a close. Before leaving for home with a full pick-up load I moored Elektra with 2 joined lines to a tree on the shore and a keg anchor and line off her stern. Next morning over highwater and heavy rain I moved Elektra back out and onto her seasonal swing mooring.
On Friday I went for a last sail. It was a lovely sunny day but very cold morning, the forecast was for northeast force 2-3. I pulled up full mainsail and after attaching the dinghy to the mooring I let go at 1030hrs and motored Elektra out of Gillan between Carock and The Dennis Head and then turned her east. I stopped her engine and she was making 3-4kts towards the Nare Point, but the line looked too close for clearing the point, so I tacked her north across Helford River. Around halfway across, I tacked her back east again and on out past the Nare Point. About 1nm east of the Nare, we tacked north, the sailing had been quite good but then speed slowed to 1-2kts and the direction became varible. I sailed Elektra here and there not really going anywhere, by 1250hrs she had logged 7nm and I got fed up! I started her engine and headed her back to Gillan, motoring in and picking up her mooring at 1320hrs having logged 9nm.
The following morning I was out to Elektra again, I had thought of going sailing again but there wasn’t any wind. So I removed her dodgers and the reefing lines from the mainsail ready for removing the sails. I might of removed the mainsail myself but the wind picked up from the east. I can hear you “say go sailing” but no, I had to move Elektra into Carne Creek on the high water because of the forecasted east wind.
On Sunday, Vicki and I headed out to Elektra and removed her sails. I have to work next week and Elektra is booked to be pulled out for the winter at Gweek on Friday 18th evenings high water, for winter jobs.
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