We had heavy rain, thunder and lightning around 0800hrs, but l am glad to say it didn’t last long. On Saturday at 1030hrs which was about 2.5hrs after low water l pulled up Elektra’s anchor and Vicki turned Elektra towards New Grimsby Sound south entrance. We motored north across St Mary’s Roads to our wayContinue reading “Saturday to Green Bay”
Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht
Passage to Scilly
After a sleepless night on Elektra’s swing mooring in East winds, not really ideal conditions to be aboard but we ran out of time yesterday. By 0200hrs, l had enough and got out, we had planned to leave at 0330hrs. The night was black as l got Elektra ready to leave, fitting her tiller pilotContinue reading “Passage to Scilly”
We love Scilly
Ever since we first visited Scilly by yacht, back in 2009 we had wanted to visit again and again and again! The problem was work always got in the way, with my max holiday 9 days from leaving work and on with it again. Then taking the weather and passage planning into consideration, it quiteContinue reading “We love Scilly”
Get homeitus
We used to suffer from “get homeitus” a lot when I was working, we were hoping now I have finally retired, that I wouldn’t get it anymore! But Vicki needed to be home by the 11th of June for her NHS treatment and with the forecast, it looked like, going west would be impossible untilContinue reading “Get homeitus”
The day between passages
On Tuesday the forecast was wet and windy, heavy rain in the morning but had cleared away by 1100hrs, but the wind continued to blow. We had arranged to meet up with a friend “Richard” at the Mount Edgecombe pub. Richard’s yacht was in King Point Marina, just across the river Tamar in England. OurContinue reading “The day between passages”
Now to get back home!
After strong west winds during the weekend, Mondays forecast was for NW force 3/SW4/SW4-5. The plan was to go back to Dartmouth and pick up Vicki’s prescription, and camping gaz refill and a bottle of rum. We left early knowing the tide stream would be against but motoring anyway, it didn’t really matter. It tookContinue reading “Now to get back home!”
New waters
Having been limited to a week at a time aboard, this had always hampered going to far from home, once we were 3 day sails from home we would always turn back. Although we had been to Dartmouth twice before it had been aboard our last “Gala” and we hadn’t got past Salcombe with “Elektra”Continue reading “New waters”
One of those days, when photos aren’t thought about!
After a horrible 24hrs anchored in Cawsands, wet, windy and rolly! The electronics company had got hold of me to say Garmin hadn’t posted the units until Friday before the bank holiday weekend and they weren’t expecting them before Thursday. So we said we would carry on east and arrange something on our return westContinue reading “One of those days, when photos aren’t thought about!”
Another strong wind warning!
With another strong wind warning, skippers at the pontoon party were discussing what time each were leaving! The forecast of westerly force 4-5 and southwest 5-7 later. Most skippers were going east but Rob and Mandy wanted to go back southwest to Falmouth. We were also going east to Cawsands and we were the firstContinue reading “Another strong wind warning!”
Early start!
Vicki had a doctor appointment in Truro at 1530, we were hoping to get aboard and away from Gillan by 1900hrs, but l think we were wishing! We had hoped to get away before the strong winds forecasted for Saturday 24th, but by the time we did get aboard it was 1930hrs and it tookContinue reading “Early start!”
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