Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

Friday 14th May With one stormy wet weekend following another May was drifting on by without any possible sailing. But I had a few jobs to do up the mast so I arranged with Sailaway to use their waiting mooring and dry Elektra out in the shelter of St Anthony. Vicki and I moved ElektraContinue reading “A few jobs up the mast”

What a wonderful morning, l paddled around in the dinghy to get a few photos. After a late fry up we picked up Elektra’s anchor and started motoring south. One of the alarms started going off and l had a problem on the fore deck, needing a tool l went back to the cabin toContinue reading “Channels creek to Gillan”

Friday 30th April After thinking we had had our last sail the weather looked good for a nice weekend. In the morning l had been to Helston to the dentist and for a hair cut. Arriving home late morning l said to Vicki l think we will regret not going sailing this weekend, Vicki’s replyContinue reading “Last sail of April”

Saturday was a rest day, late getting out followed by a fry up and washing up. I was sitting in the cockpit enclosure looking around and spotted a Sadler heading our way. It was Robert and Mandy in their Sadler 34. They dropped anchor beside us and l rowed over for a chat. Invited aboardContinue reading “Nice weather but chilly wind”

Elektra had been in the water since the end of March but we had only used her seasonal mooring for 4 days due to easterly winds. We had been away for a few days but needed to get back in order to get her onto her gale proof mooring before the next blow. The easterlyContinue reading “Safe for a few days due to east wind.”

Having set up the davits last season l had bought some folding wheels for the dinghy but we had found on our beach the wheels were to small to roll over the big pebbles. I had bought smaller thinking l was saving money but like some money saving ideas this one doesn’t work. So newContinue reading “New wheels!”

We went out to Elektra today at high water to tidy up and pick up gear left yesterday after a mad panic to leave before there wasn’t any water. Elektra is now neeped until Friday and with strong winds forecasted until Monday, yesterday was our last sailing for April.

On Saturday and Sunday having found a quiet anchorage there were a few jobs which needed doing just to get Elektra ready for the cruising season. We do this every year, a few days away close to home to check things are working as they should and also find out what has been forgotten!…… OnContinue reading “A few days of boat jobs and making list of things forgotten.”

Friday 16th April Work was slow because of the cold and dry. I suggested a few days away on Elektra to Vicki and she was willing. Plans were made and it looked like we would need to move Elektra out of Carne creek early Friday morning so l suggested staying aboard Thursday night. The planContinue reading “A chance of a few days aboard”

Friday 9th April With strong northeast in the forecast for Saturday and more east wing forecasted for Wednesday-Friday we needed to move Elektra back up in Carne Creek. High water wasn’t until 1700hrs so we decided to take Elektra out for another sail, we wouldn’t be able to leave St Anthony until the tide wasContinue reading “Another sail”