Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

The next morning l took Peter in my dinghy down to St Mawes for us both to get some shopping. In the co-op at the checkout Peter remarked about what l had bought, it did look a bit funny, 4 pints of milk, 4 cans of draft Stout and a tub of crisps. The milkContinue reading “Building bridges”

With the forecast of little or no wind forecast Monday, l had decided to go for another walk on the Roseland. After breakfast, l motored the dinghy over to the corner bank of the river to where l knew there was a way up to the Nat Trust footpath. This is a great area forContinue reading “More walking”

I may have arrived back late the evening before, but l saw my friends Robert and Mandy had anchored their yacht off St Mawes harbour. So next morning, l asked if they were going for a walk and could l join them? They were surprised that l was back from Polkerris, because we had beenContinue reading “Friends”

Having been in the Precuil River for 4 nights, l was wanting to move somewhere else but the forecasters just couldn’t make up their mind, on Thursday they said light northerly for Saturday but by Friday morning it was looking like strong northerly becoming an easterly. But by evening back to the previous forecast. IContinue reading “Changing forecasts”

It seems talking to fellow Sadler owners, that we all suffer from fresh water leaks! When we bought Elektra, she always had damp under the floor at the bottom of the companion way steps, wasn’t really worth trying to find out where it was coming from, because it wasn’t a lot. But when Elektra gotContinue reading “Some leaks seem impossible to find!”

I had been aboard since Tuesday evening, l had spent Wednesday hiding away from the heat of the day in Elektra’s cabin. It’s one thing Sadler yachts have advantage over other yachts of their age. Sadler had built them to be unsinkable by having a double skin which was foam filled. This is great insulationContinue reading “A day for sailing?”

After a few days at home during strong east winds. The forecast today was easterly force 4 gusting 6, but set to ease overnight before the next day increasing again. I had to go into the local town for a 1300hrs appointment and on my way home stopped off at my sisters for a chatContinue reading “Hopefully a good sail?”

As lovely as the River Avon was, the forecast was for strong east winds by the weekend and it now being Thursday it was time to move on. I was out at 0700hrs and had breakfast and before the tide started coming back in, l climbed down the boarding ladder to check Elektra’s bottom. AllContinue reading “On the move again”