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After almost 3 weeks with only a couple of single days sailing, we were ready for another week aboard. The forecast was pretty poor for both weekends but good mid week. Our plan had been to sail to Fowey on Friday and on to Salcombe on Sunday but as we got nearer to the weekendContinue reading “Next week aboard”

On Sunday the forecast was good for another day sail, this time Vicki wanted to come to. We launched the dinghy at 0915hrs and headed out to Elektra. Again we found water which needed baling out before we could leave. We had a discussion as to were it was getting in. Vicki thought the windowContinue reading “Sunday sailing”

This year, l have the time to go sailing but the weather has other ideas! With another available week the forecast was for strong winds and mixed rain. I had the dates were Friday 28th July to Sunday 6th August. The only suitable weather for sailing wasn’t until Thursday or Friday in August. So itContinue reading “Another week available for sailing”

With the chance of another week aboard, the weather forecast apps just couldn’t make up their mind, each day on the run up to going away they kept changing their minds! It’s times like this, that you just can’t trust the forecast for more than one day at a time 😕 This all makes planningContinue reading “Unsettled weather continues”

Sunday’s forecast had changed to suitable sailing weather southwest force4-5. So l went out again on my own. I dropped Elektra’s mooring at 1230hrs motored her out between Car Crock and the Dennis Head and set her genoa, very quickly Elektra sped off east towards the Nare Point, rounding the Nare about 10mins later, lContinue reading “Sunday, extra day sailing”

Looked like we could go sailing on Friday but would have to return later on Saturday as Sunday was looking wet! The forecast for Friday was southeast force 4-5, we thought we would have a lovely sail across Falmouth Bay, there was meant to be a southerly vearing south-westerly blow during the night into Saturday.Continue reading “Weekend sailing”

Ever since we had returned from holiday in Scilly there had lots of very windy weather with some rain. Fitting in cruising around it has proved difficult. Seems l have the time this season but don’t seem to have the weather. With free time l like to go sailing, Vicki dosen’t much like day sailing.Continue reading “A day sail”

Saturday the forecast was for lighter winds with more stronger winds in the following days. We decided to go home while we could. The forecast was Westerly force 4 gusting 5. There wasn’t any hurry to get back as we wouldn’t be able to get into St Anthony until evening so l pulled up herContinue reading “Time to head home.”

On Saturday the rain had gone but the wind had increased! Gusting 35-40kts but nice and sunny out of the wind it was hot. So we removed the cockpit enclosure in the morning after it had dried out. Lazing in the cockpit seemed the order of the day. I had one chore and that wasContinue reading “It’s windy, You got to love sailing!”

Friday was wet and very windy, we had put up Elektra’s cockpit enclosure the evening before, so we were dry. Many other yachts had joined us in Channals Creek the evening before and during the morning before the wind picked up. “Anchoring is a spectacular sport” I am always interested to see which type anchorContinue reading “Wind and rain ⛈”