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I slept between 0230-0800hrs and then got out and made breakfast. Then l emptied the cockpit locker looking for some stainless steel cleaner, l had looked home and it wasn’t there, so it must be aboard l thought. But after emptying l never found it. I did have some other cleaning products and tried differentContinue reading “More walking”

My friend Robert suggested walking to Tresillan and have a “Mary’s Pasty” Having not slept well overnight, l was out early, had breakfast. To be fair Robert had said it wad about 45mins walk one way and he and Mandy normally come back on the bus to Truro. But l left Elektra sometime probably toContinue reading “Walking!”

Came back Monday, was home on Tuesday for family event and home shopping. I cut the grass on Wednesday morning and l was getting stuff ready for going back aboard by midmorning. I needed to leave St Anthony beach before 1430hrs. But l was earlier than that. The forecast was showing strong northwest winds andContinue reading “Back aboard”

After 2 days of rest, l needed to get home for a family thing on Tuesday, so l rearranged my home shopping for the end of Tuesday. I had been in contact with a friend who was having a hard time. Jane had experience of sailing and so l suggested coming for days sailing. InContinue reading “Taking a friend sailing”

After the passage back from Polgwyn Cove the day before, l had slept well and hadn’t got out early. After breakfast l decided to go for a walk and refitted the outboard to the dinghy. On the way to the beach, l stopped at Gary’s motor boat for a chat. I had know Gary sinceContinue reading “A couple of days being lazy”

After a wonderful night at anchor in Polgwyn Cove, protected totally from the northwest winds. The tide wasn’t with me until 1115hrs but the wind of northwest force 3-4 would be helpful. Being in no hurry to leave, l had a leisurely breakfast and tidied things away. Before pulling Elektra’s anchor up at 0945hrs, thinkingContinue reading “Polgwyn Cove to Precuil River”

There’s a lot to be said for sailing locally, around you local area you know where you can drop anchor for the night and not have someone coming and asking you for money! If only around locally you can normally sail even if only logging 2-3kts, nowhere is that far away that if it takesContinue reading “Advantage of sailing locally”

Out at first light and got Elektra ready to leave, with it light but not quite properly light l switched on her navigation and steaming lights. Pulling up her anchor at 0600hrs and headed south down the Tamar River under the bridges and into the last of the incoming tide and into Sand Acre BayContinue reading “Long day!”

After breakfast, l pulled up Elektra’s anchor and headed back down river to a planned anchorage just south of Weir Point south of Cargreen. The forecast was for no wind until midday and then southwest force 4 vearing northwest in the evening. I had plans to meet up family in the evening, but wanted toContinue reading “Back down the Tamar to another anchorage”

I had thought of going up the Tamar River to Calstock but having looked at Calstock boat yard website, l changed my mind. They needed to see a copy of my insurance before hiring a visitor mooring at £15 per night. The insurance had to be 3 million cover, you yacht had to be inContinue reading “The upper Tamar River”