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With a SSOA rally arranged in Fowey over the weekend. I was looking for the weather to go. Thursday was showing southwest force 4 gusting 6, then southwest 4 gusting 5 in the middle of the day until it picked up again later. I went to bed the night before wondering what it would beContinue reading “Fast passage to Fowey?”

After a night at anchor, l woke early and having looked at the weather apps decided to move Elektra the 3/4 mile down stream to Place on the then high water. So once dressed, l started her engine, switched on her instruments and untied her tiller before walking up onto the bow to pull upContinue reading “Pub lunch”

Having been home for 11 days, l was looking forward to being aboard again, but the weather was still looking unsettled. With Monday strong north westerly followed by a calmer Tuesday and then strong southwest winds. I liked the idea of strong winds to sail across Falmouth Bay, but once there l would need shelteredContinue reading “Well, that was a great sail!”

After the day scrubbing and cleaning Elektra’s bottom. I had looked at the forecast and decided to head back home a bit. They were giving west or northwest force 5 for today and northerly force 4 tomorrow with little to no wind for the weekend and strong east winds for Monday, followed by a weekContinue reading “Good sailing back home.”

Being in Place, l thought l could give Elektra a bottom scrub. But when l awoke Elektra was aground, down at the bow and lying to starboard. It was obvious where she was at anchor was too soft ground. So once she re-floated l would move her to solid ground. I could see the harderContinue reading “Time for a bottom scrub.”

Looking at the forecast l decided to move from Channels Creek to Place. On Wednesday the forecast said strong westerly wind and rain, Channels Creek would have been OK but Place would be a lot better. By the time l thought l would move it was really to late to do so before low water,Continue reading “Are you going my way?”

Sorry, l always think in old measures! Elektra burns 2lts of diesel per hour, she can cover 5nm per hour, so dose about 11nm per gallon! If you had a car and it could only do 11 miles per gallon, you would sell and buy something else! But Elektra is a home really, she’s 3.5tonContinue reading “Elektra dose about 11.25nm per gallon!”

With the forecast of northerly force 4-5 decreasing to force 4. I thought ideal weather to head back west. From here in Talland Bay the direction was more west-southwest. And so the northerly wind would make it a broad reach. The wind seemed very strong when I first tried to pull up Elektra’s anchor, lContinue reading “Heading back west.”

I had been stopped 3 nights in Fowey this season, their visitor mooring charge this year for Elektra £26.46 per night, which l think is expensive. I understand that the water taxi is £3.50 each way. Makes Fowey a very expensive stop! I am always on the lookout for free anchorage near by ports toContinue reading “Looking for anchorages”