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Monday 25th June With the forecast of strong east wing from early tomorrow, we decided we would move around to Green Bay on the evening high water. In the morning at around low water we used the dinghy to get from St Martin’s to St Mary’s for shopping 3nm each way, mainly food but my inContinue reading “The Neck of the Pool, St Martin’s to Green Bay, Bryher”

Sunday 24th June After another lazy start to the day, I got out and rowed ashore to take some photos in the morning sunshine, this was the start of another fantastic day. On arriving back aboard Vicki had cooked a full English breakfast for us both to enjoy. After washing up we got Elektra readyContinue reading “Porthconger, St Agnes, to The Neck of the Pool, St Martin’s”

Saturday 23rd June We slept in late in the morning, I got out about 0900hrs and made coffee before rowing ashore the to text our shore contact and confirm we were safely at anchor in The Cove and to say we were staying for a week in the islands and would contact them again later inContinue reading “The Cove, St Agnes to Porthconger”

The alarm went off at 0330hrs and I climbed out of the bunk, dressed and put on my waterproofs, Vicki said do you think you will need them? I said I expect the decks will be all wet with due and it might be cold at this time! Out in the cockpit, the Durgan anchorageContinue reading “Friday 22nd June, passage to The Isles of Scilly”

After a hard week at work I arrived home at about 1700hrs, I needed to do some bookwork, shower, load truck and have dinner before driving down to the beach. The earliest we could get out to “Elektra” was 2100hrs due to the tide, we could see her  bounding up and down in the northeast wind. Out inContinue reading “Stowing the gear for passage to Scilly”

15-17th June We are planning our summer cruise, with jobs building up we decided to spend the windy weekend doing them ready for our get away. On the Friday evening after work we loaded up the punt and headed out to Elektra, once loaded and stowed we motored her in to Flushing Cove and anchored off theContinue reading “Getting ready for Scilly”

The weather forecast for Monday was variable 1-3 with a northerly wind set to come in by 1600hrs but Vicki wanted to get back to Gillan and home not to late. This was a hot summers day even the wind was warm so just the best weather to be out on the water. So itContinue reading “Monday 11th June”

In the morning looking over the stern I could see the bottom an hour before low water, the aft had swung around towards the shore, I thought it cant be very deep. Checking with Vicki who was still in bed, I said I thought I could get down in the water and clear the prop butContinue reading “Sunday 10th June”

After 80hrs of work over the last eight days it was time to get out and use “Elektra” again, some sailing and hopefully some R&R which I needed. With high water not until 1400hrs the tide was not going to be high enough to get “Elektra” out of Carne Creek until 1300hrs, the wind was fromContinue reading “Saturday 9th June”

The forecast for our return passage on Monday was very little wind again and it was right! We stopped twice to try to sail but where only logging 1.5kts SOG with about 1kt of tide, so we mainly motored leaving at 0830hrs and getting back into Gillan at 1250hrs having logged 23.5nm. Being a nice dayContinue reading “Monday 28th May”