When l got out on Saturday morning while sorting out my breakfast, l found the water tank was empty, no pot of tea this morning then, so l poured myself a mug of milk to take my tablets.
Elektra went aground about 0830hrs and l contacted Robert to say suggest he arrives at 1215hrs to be able to row in and climb Elektra’s boarding ladder. Between 0830 and 1315hrs Elektra would be grounded and as she had swung around and was facing north she had grounded on mud, so there wasn’t anyway of getting off her until the tide came back. I was marooned!
What great weather, l might have been marooned, but the cockpit was a sun trap and l enjoyed being there to my own thoughts.
As the tide started to sweep in over the mud,l moved my dinghy over to the port cleat, so when Robert arrived the boarding ladder was clear. I had set up the mast ladder and things were ready for when Robert arrived. Right on time Robert arrived in his dinghy, Robert had anchored his yacht off St Mawes.
With Robert taking up the slack on the safety line, l climbed the mast ladder to the spreaders to rerun the signal lines. I didn’t tell Robert but l’m scared up any height these days, l lost my nerve after a fall of just 5ft in a tree during 2020, l used to climb trees and cut branches with a chainsaw, now l was clinging to the mast in fear! Lol 😆 l was glad once I was back down on the deck again.
By then Elektra was floating and Robert helped pack up the ladder again before heading off again back to Mandy his wife aboard his yacht. Then l got Elektra ready to leave and at 1340hrs pulled up her anchor and motored out passed St Mawes, l was going back to St Anthony and home for water cans.
I always find it amusing that when there isn’t any wind like today, there are 3x as many yachts trying to sail! There was about a southerly force 2, and because of it being a head wind l just continued to motor Elektra across Falmouth Bay. At 1450hrs l dropped anchor in St Anthony, quickly as possible l launched the dinghy, locked up and took a holdall of Vicki’s stuff and when home. An hour and half later l was back aboard Elektra and ready to move again. On the way out of Gillan l stopped to talk to Adrian another sailing friend on his cat “Swallow Tail” and tell him of Vicki’s passing. At 1650 l was heading back out of Gillan Harbour. I set all her sails to cross Falmouth Bay but after an hour had only logged 2nm at which point I packed away her sails and started motoring, motoring in and up Precuil River, l dropped anchor at 1830hrs having logged 12.5nm all day.
Before boat jobs, l put my dinner in the oven, then covered mainsail and launched dinghy.
Love Sailing 