Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

With the chance of another weekend aboard, the season end was coming closer, it was Saturday 7th of October and we went aboard Elektra at 1100hrs, I had another run ashore for 50lts of water to stop us from running out. Once I had tipped into water tank and taken the cans back ashore, weContinue reading “Last Weekend this Season”

At the end of September the feeling was the end of the season was coming on fast, Vicki and I thought one last weekend aboard would be nice. On Friday 29th I had a few jobs to do but due to the tide we wouldn’t be able to get aboard until after 1430hrs due toContinue reading “More sailing”

With the weather still being wet and windy the weekend had passed by but Monday looked good for a day sail, it was 1100hrs before I climbed aboard Elektra after 10 days since I was last there. The fresh water leak I thought I had solved hadn’t worked after all and I had to baleContinue reading “Day sailing again”

The problem was, l had to work all week including Friday and by Saturday Elektra was neeped! So it was Sunday on the high water at 1518hrs before l could move Elektra from her gale proof mooring in Carne Creek out to her summer swing mooring in Gillan Harbour. By which time our plans hadContinue reading “A chance of a few more days aboard”

Ever since we had returned from Scilly at the end of the 3rd week of June the weather had been very poor but with the beginning of September summer had very truly arrived 😀 with temperatures at 25C and wall to wall sunshine. We couldn’t miss this weekend before l had to return to workContinue reading “September arrived and so did summer!”

On Wednesday the 30th of August it looked good for another day sail and Vicki wanted to come along too. Just a two and a half hour sail across Falmouth Bay and back but we really enjoyed it under full sail catching up a fellow sailor aboard his Southerly 100 having given him a 20minContinue reading “Another day sail”

With another week available for sailing the weather wasn’t looking to good so we stayed home and did some jobs instead. So when on Monday 28th of August it looked like a good day for sailing, the tide would stop me leaving until midday. It was a northwesterly force 4-5 so l only set Elektra’sContinue reading “Day sailing”

After almost 3 weeks with only a couple of single days sailing, we were ready for another week aboard. The forecast was pretty poor for both weekends but good mid week. Our plan had been to sail to Fowey on Friday and on to Salcombe on Sunday but as we got nearer to the weekendContinue reading “Next week aboard”

On Sunday the forecast was good for another day sail, this time Vicki wanted to come to. We launched the dinghy at 0915hrs and headed out to Elektra. Again we found water which needed baling out before we could leave. We had a discussion as to were it was getting in. Vicki thought the windowContinue reading “Sunday sailing”

This year, l have the time to go sailing but the weather has other ideas! With another available week the forecast was for strong winds and mixed rain. I had the dates were Friday 28th July to Sunday 6th August. The only suitable weather for sailing wasn’t until Thursday or Friday in August. So itContinue reading “Another week available for sailing”