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Friday 13th July The tide was not going to be with us until 1540hrs but we didn’t want to wait that long, I know to early, we dropped anchor at 1100hrs and we set all the sail out of the Helford River and headed for the Dodman Point, to start with the sailing saw good but onceContinue reading “Durgan to Gorran Haven”

Thursday 12th July With the chance of a few more days sailing and still  with the good weather, we hoped to spend a some lazy days exploring some new anchorages. Earlier in the day I had been out and filled the water tank and topped up the diesel ready for the off later.  At highContinue reading “Gillan to Durgan”

Sunday 8th July Sunday was much the same as Saturday, great hot and sunny weather, the sea was a lovely shade of blue we hardly ever see in the UK. The photos just don’t show the sea as I remember it. It was lovely to be out on the sea sailing, we logged 8nm inContinue reading “Precuil River to Gillan”

Saturday 7th July With only light wind forecasted but hot and sunny for the weekend, we just had to get back on the water after a week at work. We could get out to Elektra after 2100hrs on Friday evening so stayed on the mooring overnight, in the morning there was no rush to getContinue reading “Gillan to Precuil River”

Sunday 1st July There was no rush to get home and we stayed on the pontoon chatting to owners before thinking of leaving at low water but by that time a huge mat of floating weed was up against our stern and I needed to get rid of it before I started the engine, with theContinue reading “Truro River pontoon to Gillan”

Saturday 30th June The next morning we had to go into St Mawes for food and showers, so I pumped up the dinghy and when we were ready we went ashore. While ashore Vicki bought us breakfast, the day was already turning into another hot one. Back aboard the plan was to head from St MawesContinue reading “St Mawes to Truro River pontoon (SSOA Rally)”

Friday 29th June I had been watching the weather forecasts all week for the day to get back to the mainland, it hadn’t been looking good, it seemed the east wind was in for another week, Thursday or Friday looked possible but we would be motoring into the wind and tide! Then the wind wasContinue reading “Green Bay, Bryher to St Mawes”

Monday 25th June With the forecast of strong east wing from early tomorrow, we decided we would move around to Green Bay on the evening high water. In the morning at around low water we used the dinghy to get from St Martin’s to St Mary’s for shopping 3nm each way, mainly food but my inContinue reading “The Neck of the Pool, St Martin’s to Green Bay, Bryher”

Sunday 24th June After another lazy start to the day, I got out and rowed ashore to take some photos in the morning sunshine, this was the start of another fantastic day. On arriving back aboard Vicki had cooked a full English breakfast for us both to enjoy. After washing up we got Elektra readyContinue reading “Porthconger, St Agnes, to The Neck of the Pool, St Martin’s”

Saturday 23rd June We slept in late in the morning, I got out about 0900hrs and made coffee before rowing ashore the to text our shore contact and confirm we were safely at anchor in The Cove and to say we were staying for a week in the islands and would contact them again later inContinue reading “The Cove, St Agnes to Porthconger”