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Having had very little time aboard and sailing in the past three weeks we found the weekend free at last. The forecast was NNW4 and we left Gillan under full genoa and reefed main and we were soon logging up to 6kts across Falmouth Bay in a ENE direction, with the odd squall coming though whichContinue reading “Saturday 12 August”

After three weeks had passed by where work had stopped all sailing, this weekend I had homework to do so on Sunday I decided to fit Elektra new stack pack. In the late afternoon once the tide had come in we went for a sail, the forecast said force 4 but I have the feelingContinue reading “Sunday 6th August”

After Monday being a nice day doing the holiday things, pub lunch a bit of shopping in St Mawes, we knew Tuesday was going to be wet and windy from the east so had chose to say put and wait for the weather to change. The forecast for Wednesday was SW4-5. Motoring out of theContinue reading “Wednesday 19th July”

After our Scilly holiday I had to work every day to catch up but now having done so we were away on Elektra for some R&R and a little sailing. We dropped the mooring in Gillan at 1235hrs and sailed slowly NE goose winged making about 2.5kts, the plan was to head for the PrecuilContinue reading “Sunday 16th July”

We had a lazy start to Saturday after the long day before but once out we got busy cleaning up all that Scilly sand, nice place but so much of the sand seams to get aboard! The forecast was for a S1-3, we lifted the anchor at 1550hrs and having not been able to sail muchContinue reading “Saturday 8th July”

The plan was to leave about 0900hrs, the tide would be with us around the Lizard Point between 1448-2048hrs. I hadn’t been able to sleep very well and was up early deflating and stowing the dinghy. The forecast was NW4, W3 later, we were hoping for a nice sail back to the mainland. Vicki alsoContinue reading “Friday 7th July”

We awoke to thick fog on Thursday which cleared by 1000hrs. After a restful day on Wednesday on Thursday we headed over to Tresco in the dinghy for shopping followed by lazy pub lunch in the “New Inn”, in the pub they were saying that Lands End airport was fog bound with no flights. TheContinue reading “Thursday 6th July”

Around midday we lifted our anchor and motored out of The Cove, St Agnes and headed for Green Bay, Bryher. The sea like a millpond we motored in thought St Marys Sound, north across St Marys Road to Nut Rock and north into New Grimsby Sound. Being that it was 2hrs before HW we expected itContinue reading “Tuesday 4th of July”

The Isles of Scilly we the place we had been trying to get to since the last time we went in 2013 but each year the weather had other ideas. Now this season with our newer bigger yacht we were determined to go, the weather was looking good for the Monday 3rd July, I had toContinue reading “Sunday 2nd July”

Saturday I had scrubbed Elektra bottom as she was dried out in Place Manor, I also had a good look at the anchorage and the best places to drop anchor, took some transits for next time. There was a wedding at the Manor and we enjoy evening music and fireworks with front row seats! OnContinue reading “Sunday 25th June”