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Monday 17th April We cast off at 1200hrs, the tide stream was with us between 1300-1900hrs, the forecast was NNW3-4, we thought we would be able to sail on just our genoa but having motored the 3.5nm to Cannis buoy we could see we needed the mainsail. Elektra was still new to Vicki and I,Continue reading “Fowey to Gillan”

After a peaceful night at anchor and a lazy morning with a cooked breckfast  we decided to take a closer look at the coast of St Austell Bay. I used our windless for the first time to lift the anchor and we motored out of the cove at 1350hrs and north towards Charlestown (old CornishContinue reading “Saturday 15th April”

Having sailed Elektra a few times now Vicki and I decided to go on a longer passage. The tide stream would be against us for six hours but we decided to head in the direction of Fowey, the forecasters were giving W2-3 increasing W4-5 later, so Fowey would be a tail wind from Gillan. We set off at 1115hrs and we wereContinue reading “Friday 14th April”

Sunday is a day of rest and that’s what we did, started with a late cooked breckfast with our friend Aden joining us for a cuppa afterwards and to inspect our new to us yacht, as it dose the talk of sailing to Scilly came up, Aden was going to try to go at the beginningContinue reading “Sunday 9th April”

Because Friday is poets day (push or piss of early tomorrows Saturday) That is what we did, down on the boat and out to sea by 1500hr. This time we were off for the weekend the check out all the equipment, find out what we have forgotten and clean the decks after the muddy creek. IContinue reading “Friday 7th April”

Our first sail on our own without the help of Bryan our delivery skipper. Being a all new yacht to us had me running all over the place working out how best to do things and which lines to pull on first! I got there in the end and we headed off across Falmouth BayContinue reading “Sunday 2nd April”

In the morning Bryan was amazed by the beauty of the place when he got out into the cockpit. Just after HW we motored “Elektra” to a winter trot mooring in Carne Creek safe from all winds and only floating 2hrs ether side of HW, here she will stay until we can use her sailing seasons mooringContinue reading “Winter waiting mooring until April comes”

Tuesday 14th March Before first light 0600hrs we cast off Elektra from the town pontoon and reversed her out into the channel and headed for the sea. Having crossed the bar we set sail with a reef in the main and all the genoa, out track was due south but after an hour when weContinue reading “Salcombe to Gillan Hr on the Helford River”

In the morning the harbour master soon came over because we were anchored in the moorings! We explained about the engine, they said we will do the rounds and come back and tow us onto the town pontoon. We placed our fenders down the port side and got our lines ready, after about 20mins theyContinue reading “Monday 13th, fuel problems.”

Sunday 12th and Monday 13th March 2017 After Saturday being fog bound in Cobbs Quay, Sunday was clear and we headed out for the bridges, lucky for us another yacht radioed the bridge before us asking for it to be opened at 0930hrs and we tagged along. There was little or no wind so we motoredContinue reading “Poole to Salcombe”