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January. Starting on the winter jobs. February. Fitting new coax and antenna. March. Drying out on St Anthony beach to anti-foul and load gear. April. East wind meant Elektra had to be anchored in the safety of Carne Creek most of the month. Late April. First weekend away, seen here anchored in the Precuil River.Continue reading “Photos from 2019”

River Avon, South Devon. The sailing was mixed in 2019, Elektra was ready to go back on her mooring by the 3rd week of March. Our mooring is only available from the beginning April to end of October. With the beginning of April came strong east wind (our summer mooring is open to east wind),Continue reading “End of season summing up for 2019”

26th October The end of the season has arrived, with strong east wind forecasted for next week it was time to move Elektra onto her winter mooring. In the morning I took the anchors and the mooring lines down to Carne Creek to set up for later using thigh waders. We have two 15kg BruceContinue reading “Gillan to Carne Winter Mooring”

20th October I always sleep aboard a lot better than at home, I think its the only place I can truly relax and last night was the best sleep for a month I only woke at 1030rs to a lovely sunny morning. We had been the only yacht there overnight but 2 more yachts hadContinue reading “Channels Creek to Gillan”

19th October This was the first chance of a sail we had since the end of our holiday in September. We cast off the mooring in Gillan at 1215hrs with nearly no wind we were only logging 1.5-2kts SOG and I think this was tide pushing us east, we so decided it would be betterContinue reading “Gillan to Channels Creek”

Saturday 21st September The gale hand picked up though Thursday night and where we were anchored although sheltered the wind was dumping into the river and Elektra was acting like a snake swinging all over the place which gave me a sleepless night. On Friday I went by dinghy over to the sailing club andContinue reading “Precuil River to Gillan after the easterly gale”

Thursday 19th September With east wind on Wednesday and Thursday with a easterly gale forecasted for Friday it was time to head back to the Falmouth area. The forecast for today was easterly 4 increasing 5 in afternoon and 6 in evening. The tide stream wasn’t with us until 1215hrs but I didn’t want toContinue reading “Fowey to Precuil River before the gale”

Tuesday 17th September After a day of putting up with boat wash in the main harbour we decided to go farther up the Fowey River to Wiseman’s Reach and then by dinghy up the river at low water to find a good place to anchor. Having done our dinghy outing to check were the channelContinue reading “Wiseman’s Reach”

Monday 16th September After two days with no wind the forecast for Monday was northwest 3-4, Vicki and I had decided to sail to the Yealm River, the tide stream was early between 0500-1100hrs, on Sunday I when around and checked the nav lights, all were working except the steaming light, pondering on what to do,Continue reading “Precuil River to Yealm River??”

Friday 13th September With some work needing to be finished and collection of items needed for going away I was up early, work finish I was home again by 1030hrs and unloaded the kit ready for the run around jobs collecting meat, pills, car battery, camping gas, pasties and deliver petrol for mums car. The pillsContinue reading “Another Holiday Aboard”