Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

We had thought of sailing back to Polkerris for evening meal at the Rashleigh lnn which we had used before but ringing the number which was unattainable l looked it up on Google, new number and new owners, we looked at the menu and couldn’t see anything we wanted to order so we gave upContinue reading “Friday 12th August”

On Wednesday after our dinghy problems (see last post) l booked a table at the Ship Inn in the Yealm River for Thursday evening, luckily this was the last available table. The forecast for Thursday was NE force 4-5 / E force 4 later which would be good for going west-southwest to the Yealm River.Continue reading “Salcombe to Yealm”

On Monday we set off for Salcombe. The tidal stream wasn’t going east until 1155hrs, so l pulled the anchor up at 1110hrs and we motored Elektra out of Barn Pool, though the Bridge, across Plymouth Sound and out past East end of the breakwater and on to our way point off the Mew Stone.Continue reading “Barn Pool to Salcombe”

Vicki decided Sunday was a rest day which was OK with me, what are holidays for? I went ashore for a walk, not far then back aboard to soke up some rays.

We would be heading due east to Plymouth area, the tide stream was with us heading east 0920-1520hrs, the forecast was of northerly force4 veering east force2-3 later, pressure was set to rise, more hot and dry expected. It seemed an earlier start would be a good idea, l pulled up the anchor and VickiContinue reading “Saturday 6th August”

Ever since getting back from our holiday at the end of June (you remember wet and windy) here in Cornwall there has almost been no rain and hot with it. The scaremongering in the media of global warming has intensified in reasent weeks. What the media fails to report is this weather only started atContinue reading “Hottest July since records began”

Our local anchorages tend to be the same places all the time. Chosen over the years from many we have used to be very reliable and good holding. After seeing the family away in the morning of Friday, we got stuff ready for going out to Elektra for the weekend, we couldn’t leave quickly becauseContinue reading “Weekend sailing”

Elektra our Sadler 29 which was designed in the early 80s and built/sold as a 6 berth! Will there are 6 berths so all could lie down to sleep as long as they didn’t any stuff with them. Vicki and I normally as just 2 and use almost all locker space, we have as 3Continue reading “Sailing with Family”

Back when we bought Elektra in Nov 2016, she came with a CQR anchor and she needed new anchor chain. In Cobbs Quay yard was an excellant chanderlers, I was always down there getting bits as I needed them. The CQR, I was going to change, I had always liked the Bruce anchor because IContinue reading “Chain!”

I came home on Monday evening and said to Vicki “we could have another holiday” Vicki said “what do you mean” I said “there hasn’t been any rain since our holiday and the grass has slowed right up” “I can go from Wednesday 13th July” Vicki said “I have work to do on Wednesday” IContinue reading “Another holiday or a long weekend?”