Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

We had bought Elektra in November 2016 when she was 32 years old. Since then we had steadily been updating her. She came with Stowe instruments which were mainly working when we bought her but had slowly packed up one at a time since then. Last winter l had Elektra pulled out of the waterContinue reading “Electronics”

We enjoyed the next day off in the Yealm River, while l arranged berth in Mayflower Marina for Elektra on Thursday. Being a member of the CA, l could get 50% off one night every month, that was quite a saving off the full price of £41 per night. I emailed Keith of PR SystemsContinue reading “Rest Day and Marina”

Next day we were planning to get to the Yealm River, the forecast was for the east winds to pick up from midday, so we planned to get away first light. We needed to get to Plymouth for PR Systems who fitted  Elektra’s new Garmin electronics during the winter, to get them working properly. ItContinue reading “Fowey to Yealm River”

In the morning it was raining hard and blowing hard from the East when we got out. The forecast was for it to clear and for the wind to ease. Our plan was to leave the Precuil River in the late afternoon and head east. The forecast proved to be true and by 1100hrs weContinue reading “Our first longer passage for 2025”

On Saturday with forecast of rain for Sunday, we went to St Mawes for a  pub lunch, it was still lovely weather but the east wind was cold. If we kept out of the wind, it was like a summer’s day. The dinghy trip to St Mawes was down wind so not to cold, atContinue reading “Before the rain”

After a nice night at anchor we awoke to anchor beautiful day and being lazy in the sunshine seemed a good idea. After brunch and washing up. Out into the cockpit we went, l decided to lift the outboard motor from pushpit to dinghy and fill fuel tank. Afterwards l paddled around looking at Elektra,Continue reading “Another day in Paradise”

Now Thursday 8th of May with more time available and Elektra not neaped anymore, we planned another cruise. We wanted to go east to the Plymouth based electronics company that fitted Elektra’s new Garmin instruments during the winter for them to do some work. But the forecast of continuing east winds made it less appealing.Continue reading “Lovely weather”

On the evening of the 16th April, I went down to St Anthony, launched the dinghy and motored out to Elektra in Carne Creek and got ready to move her, I had arranged with “Sailaway” to use one of their mooring in Gillan Harbour over night, so I could go for a day sail theContinue reading “A Day Sail”