Now Wednesday, l had anchored Elektra in the Precuil River just before dark on Saturday night. As nice as it is in the Precuil River, l really wanted to go sailing again and on Wednesday the forecast was for a steady northerly force 4. My plan when ready was to sail east from St MawesContinue reading “Time for a sail, and then home”
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Homeward bound
With the forecast of strong easterly wind from Saturday to Tuesday and l needed to be home for Tuesday by 0930hrs. And since Gillan Harbour is open to the full force of the English Channel from the east, the sooner l got back to Gillan the better. Now Friday, l will have been aboard forContinue reading “Homeward bound”
28th May
Vicki had been allowed to come home from hospital today, I had driven up to Truro in the morning and collected her. Patti had come down to help settle her mum in at home and the carer manager had come to visit at 1330hrs to arrange the carers package for Vicki. Elektra was at anchorContinue reading “28th May”
Some time to go sailing
With my wife Vicki having been taken to hospital and had emergency operation on 29th April, and I visiting her there every day until Vicki was discharged on 11th May. My days had been full with no thought of sailing, Elektra had been left at anchor in Carne Creek, but this wasn’t a long termContinue reading “Some time to go sailing”
So how much dose it cost to own a yacht?
I often hear people say “you must be rich to own a yacht” my reply is normally “no, my yacht has all my money” The marine trades seem to think all owners are rich, and can pay ever higher invoices year after year. The decline in yacht ownership dosn’t seem to support this. When IContinue reading “So how much dose it cost to own a yacht?”
The last few days aboard 2025
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”
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 2020hrs 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”
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