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As lovely as the River Avon was, the forecast was for strong east winds by the weekend and it now being Thursday it was time to move on. I was out at 0700hrs and had breakfast and before the tide started coming back in, l climbed down the boarding ladder to check Elektra’s bottom. AllContinue reading “On the move again”

After a solid night’s sleep until 0800hrs, it was Elektra bouncing on the bottom as the tide started to float her which woke me. I got out and boiled the kettle for tea and had breakfast. Once l had cleared up afterwards, l lifted the outboard from the pushpit onto the dinghy and motored overContinue reading “Avon, day two”

I am used to moving Elektra in the shallows, but the River Avon in Bigbury Bay which we had visited before back in 2019, takes a bit of learning. This River drys out completely apart from the channel about 0.6m deep at low water, it always flows out until the tide reaches it’s datum heightContinue reading “River Avon”

Vicki always loved Salcombe, l think possibly because most things were on a level just above high water mark. Vicki hadn’t been able to climb hills for probably 10 years before she passed away recently. I had been sailing since 1972 but we started sailing together in 2004 and then started cruising in 2006. InContinue reading “A day of rest”

I knew the tide stream wouldn’t he going my way until 1300hrs but as there wasn’t much wind, l wrongly thought, l better get going sooner than later. The forecast was westerly force 2-3, increasing force 4 later, l thought Elektra would be on a reach to Start Point and with the tide going myContinue reading “Fishcombe Cove to Salcombe”

On Saturday l had arranged to meet up with Philip Kirby in Brixham. Before l left Elektra l removed the dinghy outboard to Elektra’s pushpit. I had arranged to meet Philip at 1030hrs by the Golden Hind. Of course l wasn’t entirely sure what l was looking for, thinking it was a statue and lookingContinue reading “Meeting friend before in Brixham.”

Last year Vicki and l managed to get as far as Torquay for a few days, but we never got to visit Brixham. So after the night anchored off Torquay Harbour, l pulled up her anchor and motored her over to Brixham side of Torbay. Three local sailors had recommended Fishcombe Cove, they also saidContinue reading “Across the bay”

Having and another rest day in the Exe, l planned to leave and sail back south to Torquay. Over night and in the early morning the wind was westerly force 5-6, but forecasted to die away to northwest force 4. Until the tide started going out again l was staying put, so slowly got ElektraContinue reading “To Torquay for shopping”

Having sailed along the cost of Devon and Cornwall for over 20 years, with my limited holiday time until last year we hadn’t ever got north of Dartmouth. With Vicki last summer we had managed to make it as far as Torquay Harbour but having visited there once, we wouldn’t be interested in returning anytimeContinue reading “Moving on with another long passage”