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Wednesday 8th August On Wednesday we were booked into Sutton Harbour Marina for the night to celebrate the Sadler& Starlight Owners Association 40th Anniversary by the West Country Branch with the fireworks to follow in the evening. The forecasters were giving southwest 3-4 so with a downwind sail  we decided to just sail the 3-4nm on ourContinue reading “Cawsands to Sutton Marina”

Monday 6th August On Monday after showers we cast off from the pontoon and motored out of the Yealm River over the bar and out to the Mew Stone where we set all the sail for Cawsands. We thought Molly would like sailing as she had done a year ago but she didn’t and soonContinue reading “Yealm River to Cawsands”

On Sunday we were picking up our granddaughter Molly (10) for a few days aboard, this turned out to be a full on few days and as much as we love her I think we were both glad to see her go back to her mother on Thursday evening. Molly makes friends easily and wasContinue reading “Sunday 5th August”

Saturday 4th August The tide was early for our passage east to the Yealm River, I had set the alarm for 0730hrs and we picked up the anchor at 0755hrs and we motored out of the cove setting all the sail we were logging a steady 4.5kts in the northwest 3, this continued for 2Continue reading “Gorran Haven to Yealm River”

Friday 3rd August With the chance of another holiday aboard, I had contacted Kevin with our plans to join in with 40th SSOA rally in Plymouth on the 8th of August. Having filled the fresh water tank and the diesel tank on Thursday evening. Our punt was still full of stores for our weeks holidayContinue reading “Gillan to Gorran Haven”

Friday 27th July After a late start Vicki cooked breakfast and after we sat in the cabin reading, this was a cloudy showery day but still warm. As we were aground 1.5hrs either side of low water we stayed until we had for about an hour after we had re-floated and picked up the anchorContinue reading “Helford to Gillan”

Thursday 26th July This was going to be a long weekend aboard but as always now the school holidays were here the forecasters were telling us of wind and rain! With a forecast of increasing southerly wind on Friday, force 6 westerly on Saturday and southerly gale on Sunday we didn’t want to go toContinue reading “Gillan for a sail then back to Helford”

Sunday 22nd July Having got out late and lounged around in the sun nearly all day the time came when we needed to get back. At 1500hrs we lifted the anchor and sailed out of St Mawes, all was good until we got out into Falmouth Bay where the wind died away, there comes a timeContinue reading “St Mawes to Gillan”

Saturday 21st July With a forecast of variable 1-3, we were thinking it would be another slow sail and we were right, we had a easterly1-3 for the crossing of Falmouth Bay. I like sailing slowly sometimes, its nice to see how much speed I can get out of Elektra in not much wind, today we wereContinue reading “Gillan to St Mawes”

Tuesday 17th July On Tuesday I had arranged with the riggers at Mylor for them to refit the masthead light which came off during our passage back from The Isles of Scilly in June. My sailing friend Roger had agreed to help me take Elektra in Mylor for the riggers to do the job, IContinue reading “Gillan, Mylor, Porthscatho,Gillan”