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This was super weather for October and the winter will soon be here so l had to make the most of it. Another walk, this time motor dinghy down river to Place ferry pontoon and walk from there around the back of Place church, along the lane and up the field though the gate toContinue reading “More walking because of zero wind.”

The wind from the day before blew it’s self out by aboard 2200hrs and a calm night followed. I slept like a log, not waking up until 0800hrs. Getting out and making and eating breakfast, it wasn’t until 0930hrs before l opened up and went into the cockpit. I fitted the outboard on the dinghyContinue reading “Zero wind”

Having gone home for most of the week because strong winds, l wanted to get out sailing again. Thursday evening l had something to go to which in the end got cancelled, so l got ready to leave home for Friday morning. I was down to St Anthony for high water and l launched theContinue reading “Sailing again.”

Elektra was aground 2hrs either side of low water now as the tides moved towards springs, when she floated again about 1400hrs on Saturday. I pulled up her anchor and motored her southwest back down though the moorings to Place for better shelter from the forecasted southeast vearing southwest force 5 gusting 7 for SaturdayContinue reading “Move for better shelter”

The Truro Harbour master used to allow local boats and yachts anchor for nothing in their area north of St Just in Roseland and Truro and Fal Rivers. But 2 years ago they changed to free first night for locals. Last year Vicki and l didn’t visit even the once, l had been anchored aContinue reading “Move to Precuil River”

I had decided to have a few more days aboard before the weather forecasters were suggesting bad weather from Tuesday next week. I had set off from Gillan Harbour at 1315hrs aboard Elektra with her genoa set into a northerly wind, only force 3 as it turned out. So l pulled up her mainsail withContinue reading “American 2nd world war bomb!”

This weekend had been the southwest section CAs second Fowey Rally and although the numbers at the beginning of the weekend seemed disappointing, it was in quite a few ways a lot better than last years rally. We were a smaller group but this allowed us all to make good friends with all who wereContinue reading “Motoring home”

After 2 days chilling out at anchor in the Precuil River, it was time to head back to Fowey again for the CA rally. The forecast of west-northwest force 4 increasing west-southwest force 5-6, seemed to suggest a fast passage, and the tide would be heading my way from 0730hrs. I awoke at 0530hrs, soContinue reading “To Fowey for Cruising Association rally”

With a free night on a mooring in Fowey, l had considered staying in Fowey for the next 3 nights until a CA rally. But at almost £80! l also considered going out and anchoring in St Austell Bay somewhere to wait until the rally. In the end l decided to sail back the 20nmContinue reading “Having a good night’s sleep, helps making decisions easier.”

I set the alarm for 0600hrs, got out and had breakfast, at 0720hrs l pulled up Elektra’s anchor and headed down river in the tail end of the flood and dropped anchor in Sand Acre Bay at 0845hrs having logged 6nm. From here l went by dinghy to Saltash Sailing Club and from there toContinue reading “Monday looked like the best forecast for heading back west.”