Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

We had been home for about 10 days, l had some work to do, and also some Cruising Association work to get on with, amongst other things. We arrived home from up country about 8 pm with more CA stuff to get on with that evening. The following morning, l had to go to theContinue reading “Heading east to SSOA rally”

Since l first owned boats back in 1972, l had aways insured them. I had owned 5 small boats between 1972-1988, then l went away from the sea, had a small holding until 2000, then played golf. I came back to the sea again in 2004 with my 2nd wife, we were looking for somethingContinue reading “Yacht insurance cover”

With Saturdays forecast showing no wind and easterly winds for Sunday. We decided to head back around the Lizard Point on Friday, the forecast was for North-Northwest force 2-3 increasing force 4 in evening The tide wouldn’t be with us until 1515hrs, not wanting to get back after dark we planned to leave St Michael’sContinue reading “If the weather forecasts got paid by results they would be very rich!”

This was our 2nd visit to this anchorage. Over the last 20 seasons we had visit Scilly 9 times, only once during 18 passages to Scilly or back had we stopped anywhere in Mount’s Bay, and that was after a bad CG forecast in 2013. Back in 2013 we headed for Newlyn after missing theContinue reading “St Michael’s Mount”

The night anchored in Gillan, started well with almost calm conditions, but during the night the wind picked up from the northeast and Elektra was rolling a lot. This kept me awake in the early hours and l got out when it got light. I made coffee and Vicki got out as well. We wereContinue reading “Trying cruising Elektra again.”

Towards the end of Monday the easterly blow itself out and a quiet night followed. We had been at anchor in the Precuil River for 6 nights. On the Monday the insurance came up with a settlement on my claim after the fire, not full costs but a good amount anyway. I needed to getContinue reading “Eventually the easterly wind blew out.”

We had arrived in the Precuil River after an aborted attempt to go to Salcombe, on Thursday morning. Because l was possibly suffering from post dramatic stress, l hadn’t slept very well after the fire. I felt well enough in myself but only with 2-3hrs a night the past month, l was definitely needing toContinue reading “Days at anchor!”

After being at home for 24hrs, we arrived back aboard Elektra in the evening of the day one month on from the fire. We had big plans to leave Gillan for Salcombe early the following morning. As Vicki stowed supplies, l stowed the outboard and pulled the dinghy up onto its davits and we gentlyContinue reading “Best layed plans!”

The shake down had proved to be useful. We had identified and drawn a diagram of some new switches, there were also some we hadn’t worked out but apart from the top of mast anchor light, everything else seemed to be working. On Sunday we went to St Mawes via dinghy and had a pubContinue reading “Just a few days and nights aboard an anchor.”

It’s not something l have done before, have a shakedown cruise halfway through a sailing season. But after the fire and Elektra’s rewire the switchboard was a completely new set up to me, like sailing a new yacht! 18 switches, only 9 were labelled. Rupert our new marine electrician had fitted Elektra’s rewire before heContinue reading “Shakedown cruise take 2!”