We had arrived in the Precuil River after an aborted attempt to go to Salcombe, on Thursday morning. Because l was possibly suffering from post dramatic stress, l hadn’t slept very well after the fire. I felt well enough in myself but only with 2-3hrs a night the past month, l was definitely needing to sleep. And being aboard l had aways slept very well. So it wasn’t any surprise to Vicki l slept most of the afternoon away. In the evening we played Scrabble and opened a bottle of red. I then followed this with 9 solid hours of sleep over night.
Next day we went down River by dinghy to St Mawes for a pub lunch at The Rising Sun. And some shopping from the co-op afterwards. The forecast was for 4 days of strong easterly winds to follow Friday. So we were going to hunker down and wait until the the winds ease before moving again. But l couldn’t lounge around for days, l needed to get off Elektra and go walking.
So the next day after another good night’s sleep, before Vicki was awake, l took the dinghy ashore and had a good walk around St Anthony in Roseland headland. I might have overdone it a little, it was a little further than l had thought, but a good walk nonetheless. Of course after brunch, l slept for a few more hours! In the evening we played Scrabble again, l was having a wining streak as Vicki hadn’t one since we were in Scilly. But she didn’t seem to mind.
After another good night’s sleep, l went walking again, this time l walked around St Mawes, another time a bit too far but a nice walk just the same. Back to Elektra for brunch. Today on the cards was some Cruising Association work. Somehow at the beginning of the year l had got myself involved with the starting up of the southwest section after 4-5 years of the section being dormant. I made it absolutely clear from the get go that l didn’t want any leading role but l was willing to help out if l could. 6 members came together to form “Team SW” and a social/meeting arranged so we could pick a leader. Nobody wanted the job, but somehow l must have said OK!
I have in the past started up the SW Cornwall Section of the Hurley Owners Association from phoning up members. I was on the HOA committee for about 7 years. And l nearly got involved with the Sadler and Starlight Owners Association soon after buying our Sadler but someone else stepped forward before me.
Anyway from not wanting a leading role to taking up the CA SW section secretary role, something differently went wrong! But any Association is run by volunteers for the enjoyment of the members. And if l am doing my job right, l am arranging for events to entertain members. Providing the members are happy, l have done my job.
Since “Team SW” was formed in April, getting things moving from a standing start had been slow but a Fowey Rally for September had been arranged And a CA talk in Torquay, and now we were in the process of arranging a CA social in Falmouth. So things were moving in the right direction and the team were hoping for better in 2026.
The whole Team SW are keen sailors and as such we want to be away sailing when we can, so it is a Team effort.
Love Sailing 