With arrangements for Vicki’s funeral done, l thought a few more days aboard would be good. The forecast southly force 3-4, looked good for getting to Fowey, l had only ever done it once before on my own, so l was slightly worried at the prospect.
On Thursday 18th June at 0720hrs l dropped Elektra’s mooring having slept aboard over night. There didn’t seem much wind and l had pulled up her mainsail while on the mooring. The visibility was around 3nm because of fog. I motored her out to Carcroc Cardinal Buoy and set sails from there. Elektra logging about 4kts across Falmouth Bay, once south of the Roseland her speed picked up to 5.25- 5.75kts, and continued at that sort of speed until the Dodmin Point.
We were joined with a pod on common dolphins for a time riding Elektra’s bow wave, then as we passed the Dodman she slowed quite a bit around the point, l’m not sure why, and then speeded up a little too 3.5-4kts from there to Cannis Buoy where l started her engine at 1230hrs having logged 21.5nm. I motored her in to Fowey and picked up a swing mooring at 1305hrs having logged 23.5nm
In the afternoon, l filled Elektra’s water tank, in the evening l was invited over to another yacht for a drink, which turned into dinner. Bill and Sally Farrant were very welcoming. I had taken some photos of their yacht sailing during the day which l pasted on to them. They both had a long history of sailing many different types of yachts and were very interesting, they had down sized from a Freedom to this little yacht thinking it would be easier but had found it more work to sail.
Love Sailing 