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With east winds most of April and too much work to do we had found the month had just slipped by without much sailing. I had moved Elektra to her seasonal mooring on the last Sunday of April, now ready to go sailing. The normal thing each season is to have one weekend away toContinue reading “First weekend away”

Vicki was away with family over Easter, I stayed home because I had to work some of the time. On Easter Friday I had to get out early to load some gear aboard Elektra before the tide was to low. After this back home, I had bought a new dinghy and I set about pumpingContinue reading “A little sailing”

We had been given the 1st of April for Elektra’s launch date but it was the 10th of March before I even started getting some winter jobs done. Still busy at work, it wasn’t until the 24th before I could really get on with the jobs. With a few finishing up jobs on the 27th,Continue reading “Rush job getting Elektra ready.”

Around October of last year I mentioned to Vicki about fitting a new kitchen at home at sometime. With in a week kitchen catalogs apeared, opps! I must been thinking out lowd, I didnt mean now! With grass cutting continuing up to the end of November (the year had been a month behind ever sinceContinue reading “Winter off!”

We had managed to get Elektra launched early (last day of March) but the lockdown wasn’t lifted properly until the 12 April so only had 2 day sails before then. We had a long weekend aboard from the 16th but being very cold we were glad to get home to the woodburner on the eveningContinue reading “Summing up for 2021 season”

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 coming 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.