Vicki started writing a list of forgotten items. We had taken a hot water bottle but unknown to us the bottle centre had stuck to itself inside its cosy, so a new bottle went on the list. In the meantime we had to make best use of what we had, so l filled as bestContinue reading “Some Days at Anchor”
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A Chance of a Few Days Aboard
After Sundays sail the wind had been quite strong and I had got on with jobs at home but we were planning a few days aboard, a little shakedown cruise to find out what we had forgotten. The forecast seemed to surggest Wednesday would be better but the wind continued for another day. So itContinue reading “A Chance of a Few Days Aboard”
Antifouling and jobs ashore
Elektra had been pulled ashore on Wednesday 28th of Feb for a week, mainly to allow me to give her a coat of antifouling. The forecast can only be described as changeable, I was looking for a dry day. The forecasters were showing some dry over the weekend but each time I looked it wasContinue reading “Antifouling and jobs ashore”
How I got into boats and sailing
As a family we had always holidayed in Cornwall in a village near the Helford River where my Mum had been brought up, her father was a farmer. I had learnt to swim very early in life. My Mum and Dad were both teachers realised early, I didn’t have the brains to be a teacherContinue reading “How I got into boats and sailing”
Love Sailing 