Having spent some time in Fowey in the fog and misty rain, l decided it was time to leave. The tide wasn’t going to be going our way until 1340hrs. But I knew because of the forecast of little or no wind that the passage would be mainly motoring. So by 1100hrs l was fed up waiting.
So l cast off the mooring at 1115hrs, as expected we were motoring southwest into a southwest force 1-2. Motoring on up to the Dodman Point way point which l pasted at 1245hrs. Then with a better angle on the wind, l unrolled the genoa and dropped the revs on the engine, logging 6.5-6.8kts for the next few miles. After that the motor sailing was off and on to Zone Point. But the engine ran all the way and we motored into St Mawes exactly 4hrs after dropping the mooring in Fowey having logged 20.5nm.
There in St Mawes was Robert and Mandy anchored in their Sadler 34, who invited me aboard for a beer. So after doing some jobs, l lowered the dinghy into the water and rowed over for a beer, which turned into another beer and a couple of glasses of wine. Our first toast was too Vicki. I made my excuses at 1930hrs and headed back to Elektra to put on my dinner.
Love Sailing 