On Friday 5th September, we had a forecast of west/southwest/south force 2-3. I was quite expected to have to motor to the Yealm River, but once out of Fowey, the engine got turned off, and we were sailing under full sail. We had dropped the mooring at 1030hrs, motored south back out the river, and set sail at the entrance to Fowey. Our friend Kevin Mitchell was just ahead of us in his Sadler 26, and as we sailed passed l took some photos. Sadler 29s might only be 3 feet longer, but they almost carry twice as much sail area, so we sailed past quite quickly. Kevin was on passage for Salcombe, and l think he got there about 1930hrs.
This really was an excellent sailing day, and we were logging 4-5kts most of the time, we got to the Mew Stone way point off the Yealm River at 1515hrs, having logged 23nm. Then l rolled away the genoa, and we sailed into the Yealm entrance before motoring in around the bar. I lowered the mainsail in the entrance between the moorings and the bar. Before turning and heading in, we moored to the top pontoon at 1600hrs.
On the pontoon, there were 2 Starlight 36s and a Sadler 35. This was all who were coming. Everyone else had chickened out because of the forecast for the coming week!
Love Sailing 