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Sunday 17th October There wasnt any hurry to get back to Gillan as long as we got back today, the weather was due to turn wet and windy from the southwest. It was going to be a sail to windward in southerly force 4. I picked up Elektra’s anchor at 1250hrs and Vicki motored herContinue reading “Last sail of 2021”

Saturday 16th October After a cold night (we were warm enough in the forebunk) the temperture came up again though the morning and the wind filled in. The plan was to go for a sail in Falmouth Bay and then find a nice anchorage for the night. The wind seemed to be coing in fromContinue reading “Afternoon sailing”

Friday 15th October Elektra had been in Carne Creek since I last sailed her, the tide was good for moving her out around 1430hrs, I had work to do in morning so we went out to Elektra around midday. she was already floating but showing 0 under her keel on the sounder. Vicki stowed theContinue reading “Last weekend of the season”

Thursday 7th October I managed to find the time for an afternoon sail but Vicki couldnt come out so I went out on my own, just for 2hrs, sailing was slow but I enjoyed it anyway, when I got back to the mooring Elektra had only logged 5.5nm.

Saturday 25th September After a drizzly start to the day, Vicki and I didn’t fancy going out for the weekend but I had a few things to pick up from Elektra so went out to her on my own after the weather had dried up in the afternoon. There was almost no wind but IContinue reading “Another sail??”

Our last yacht wasn’t set for sailing alone, she never had a tiller pilot and any atempt to leave the helm would have her turning into wind very quickly. And because of this I never sailed her without Vicki. When we bought Elektra in November 2016 she came with a tiller pilot but both VickiContinue reading “Sailing alone”

Wednesday 5th September We planned to go home as weather was due to deteriorate but it beat us to it with heavy rain in the morning so we stayed a little longer. We had news from my sister to say my mum was poorly so we still planned to leave but didn’t want to getContinue reading “Going home”

Though the rest of Saturday and Sunday the weather was drab and drizzle so we stayed put and read mags and books sheltered in our cockpit enclosure. On Monday 6th of September the sun came out and we awoke to a glass like calm. Enjoying a little more cockpit time in the morning before takingContinue reading “Holiday time”

Saturday 4th September The plan had always been to go to the SSOA rally in Fowey for Saturday evening but we knew with big easterly swells and blowing force 4 gusting 5 it was going to be a bumpy ride. We had agreed to leave at 0900hrs against the tide and the wind, hoping forContinue reading “To Fowey??”

Friday 3rd September With a few jobs to do in the morning including checking Elektra on her mooring after a friend had phoned to say her aft mooring line was around her rudder. Checking her in the morning the line had sorted itself Being neap tides Elektra would only float around high water 1550hrs, weContinue reading “First day of holiday”