With a possible weeks holiday coming up, I started looking at the forecast for where we could sail, the more I looked the better the weather looked to go out to Scilly. We hadn’t ever made it out to Scilly in May before, at work grass was slowing after 2 weeks of dry weather andContinue reading “Planning for Scilly”
Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht
If I go south, will it be warm?
On Friday 3rd of May I was able to get out for another sail. I was limited by the fact I needed to be back in Gillan before 1400hrs so I could move Elektra onto her gale/east wind mooring in Carne Creek because of forecasted strong easterly winds on Saturday. So I thought, if IContinue reading “If I go south, will it be warm?”
Getting the best out of sailing
Ever since I learnt to sail 52 years ago, I have loved sailing. Having only ever had one sailing lesson about 3 years after staring (I never had the time or money to pay for more), I have always thought as myself as still learning. I haven’t ever been into racing sailboats but have crewedContinue reading “Getting the best out of sailing”
And we are sailing again
On Wedensday 1st of May looked good for another sail. I was down to St Anthony soon after 0800hrs, launched the dinghy and out to Elektra by 0820hrs. Getting Elektra ready to leave, I dropped her mooring at 0845hrs and motored her out between Car Crock and the Dennis Head. I set all the genoaContinue reading “And we are sailing again”
A Day Sail
With a chance of a day sail on Sunday 28th April, I needed to move Elektra from her gale proof/east wind mooring in Carne Creek on the HW at 0830hrs. I overslept and it was 0900hrs before I was launching the dinghy from St Anthony beach. Motoring out to Elektra I could see the tideContinue reading “A Day Sail”
Some Days at Anchor
Vicki started writing a list of forgotten items. We had taken a hot water bottle but unknown to us the bottle centre had stuck to itself inside its cosy, so a new bottle went on the list. In the meantime we had to make best use of what we had, so l filled as bestContinue reading “Some Days at Anchor”
A Chance of a Few Days Aboard
After Sundays sail the wind had been quite strong and I had got on with jobs at home but we were planning a few days aboard, a little shakedown cruise to find out what we had forgotten. The forecast seemed to surggest Wednesday would be better but the wind continued for another day. So itContinue reading “A Chance of a Few Days Aboard”
1st sail of the season
Having worked for 2 days, Sunday 14th looked a good forecast for a sail, the tide was high in the morning and if I timed it right I could go for a sail and get back before the water was gone from St Anthony. I left home at 0830hrs and launched the dinghy about 15minsContinue reading “1st sail of the season”
Loading cruising gear
Next day, the 11th of April, I had agreed with Vicki we would load cruising gear. At 1000hrs I launched the dinghy and motored out to Elektra and climbed aboard, opened up, started her engine, dropped mooring and motored her into St Anthony beach by 1030hrs. Coming in very slowly, I let her keels groundContinue reading “Loading cruising gear”
Move to seasonal mooring
The wind and rain had continued, the plan had been to move Elektra to her seasonal mooring on Monday the 8th of April but with the gales continuing I pushed it off to Wednesday 10th. I was down to St Anthony for 0630hrs to launch the dinghy, it was another wet day! The outboard startedContinue reading “Move to seasonal mooring”
Love Sailing 