We knew the season was coming to an end, with the weather still dry and warm, we planned a few days aboard. We needed to be home on Thursday to play euchre, so it would be Friday to Tuesday. The forecast said there was no wind on Friday and then easterly wind picking up overContinue reading “The last few days aboard 2025”
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Cruising Association Fowey Rally 2025
Back at the beginning of the year, Alison H of the CA had asked for volunteers to get the SW Section of the CA up and running again, as the SW Section had been dormant for about 5-6 years, l had some experience of other associations in the past and thought l could help. IContinue reading “Cruising Association Fowey Rally 2025”
Fire aboard!
Following on from the last post, we were on passage from The Isles of Scilly to our home port of Gillan Harbour, on the Helford River. At 1920hrs I had writen in my log the wind was SW force 3-4, slight sea, we were 3.25nm west of our waypoint off Lizard Point and we hadContinue reading “Fire aboard!”
Get homeitus
We used to suffer from “get homeitus” a lot when I was working, we were hoping now I have finally retired, that I wouldn’t get it anymore! But Vicki needed to be home by the 11th of June for her NHS treatment and with the forecast, it looked like, going west would be impossible untilContinue reading “Get homeitus”
The day between passages
On Tuesday the forecast was wet and windy, heavy rain in the morning but had cleared away by 1100hrs, but the wind continued to blow. We had arranged to meet up with a friend “Richard” at the Mount Edgecombe pub. Richard’s yacht was in King Point Marina, just across the river Tamar in England. OurContinue reading “The day between passages”
A forecast of hot sunny weather
On Saturday and Sunday the forecast was for hot sunny weather, l thought a pub lunch at St Mawes on Saturday was a good idea and Vicki agreed. The morning started overcast and still with that cold east wind, it made it chilly on the water. So when we set off down to St Mawes,Continue reading “A forecast of hot sunny weather”
I don’t know what day of the week it is!
Having retired at the beginning of April, the days had started to roll into each other and l don’t know what day of the week it is anymore! We had been away at the weekend to 2 sailing association events and were desperate to get aboard again. The weather men were forecasting a lovely sunnyContinue reading “I don’t know what day of the week it is!”
Sailing back home
Sunday the 13th of April, (I have always found the number 13 is unlucky, I try not to let it rule my life, but when a 13 is involved, I just take more care!) We got ready to leave, I started the engine and switched on the instruments and walked up on deck to pullContinue reading “Sailing back home”
Launch day 2025
Launch had been arranged for 0630hrs on Monday 31st of March, the boat yard picked up Elektra and moved here to the slipway ready to launch in daylight on the Saturday to be ready for Monday as they didn’t want to be pushing across the road in the dark on Monday. So I was earlyContinue reading “Launch day 2025”
Winter work continues 2
After Elektra’s survey in December, I had ordered items needed to complete work but being close to Christmas some of the orders got hung up, some stuff had to go back and some stuff had to be reordered. Anyway by the end of January the new guard wires were fitted, the extra solar frame bracingContinue reading “Winter work continues 2”
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