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Sunday 12th July With light winds forecasted for Sunday we knew the best sailing would be in the Carrick Roads. Motoring out of Channels Creek into a southly force 3 at 1200hrs pulling up the main and setting the sails, our first tack took us from Pill Creek across the Roads before tacking again acrossContinue reading “Slow sail home”

Saturday 11th July I suggested a barbque on Turnaware beach on Saturday evening so we could talk and still keep our distance, some tiked the idea but others didnt, one of the SL35s left to go to St Mawes because they needed to get back to Plymouth on Sunday with work to do on Monday.Continue reading “Social distancing barbque”

From Saturday the 4th July we have been allowed to sleep aboard, of corse with the luck we have had this summer, it turned out to be a stormy weekend so we stayed home. On the SSOA facebook page I suggested a local rally, this seemed to take on a life of its own withContinue reading “Now allowed to sleep aboard”

Vicki and I like a quite anchorage “away from the madding crowd” it can be lovely in an anchorage alone but the down side of this is the need for a dinghy to get ashore. With our last smaller yacht we had a 2.4m flat bottom roll-up which we stowed in the quarter berth whenContinue reading “New Dinghy Davits for S29”

Friday 26th June My wife Vicki and I are getting fed up with day sailing, something normally we never do. By the time we have made the effort to get ready to go, driven down to the beach got the punt down to the water, loaded the gear and stores. Then motored punt out toContinue reading “3rd sail of the season”

Friday 5th June Not the best of weather for our next sail, the weather men were giving north west force 4 gusting 5 or 6. I raised the main with one reef before dropping the mooring, turning in Gillan on the engine and motoring out between Carcrock and the Dennis Head, l soon stopped theContinue reading “More sailing!”

Sunday 24th May With a good forecast Vicki and I had decided on a days sailing, with food and stores we were low in the water as we headed out in the punt to Elektra, our little 3.3hp 2 stroke just pushing the punt though the water. Out at Elektra with Vicki aboard the storesContinue reading “Our first sail of 2020”

20th May 2020 After an easy day at work I was home early, I suggested to Vicki to move Elektra out to her seasonal swing mooring on the evening high water. Vicki was happy to do so and we set off down to St Anthony. Out in the punt to Elektra, she was already floating,Continue reading “Engine sea trail”

On Sunday the 10th May the news from Borris was for the lifting of the lockdown from Wednesday 13th for all outside sports as long as social distancing rules were followed. Also we found out later in the week that staying away from home woundnt be allowed which kind of defeats the perpose of aContinue reading “Lockdown Lifted!”

From the 10th of March I got busy at work and by the time I could not get back to work on Elektra again until the social distancing for the Coronavirus was in full swing. With Elektra isolated on a mooring away from other boats and owners I continued with her work hoping to getContinue reading “Getting ready to sail”