Fowey – Mylor
ESE F5-6, lively seas of 1-1.5m
24NM (cumulative 183NM)
It would be a 07:00 departure to make sure that we were all secure in Mylor in advance of the gales. It was me up and about first, busying around the boat getting her ready to leave. It was pretty calm on the water in Fowey, but we could see waves just outside the entrance. We were eating breakfast as we exited Fowey’s sheltered waters – we weren’t sure that any of us wanted to make food when we were out there! Continue reading Fowey – Mylor →
Wednesday 13 June 2012
ESE F3-4 (giving a dead run) with smooth seas
48NM (158.5 cumulative NM)
Our exit from Dartmouth was far less eventful than our arrival, and was completely as scheduled. 07:00, we were slipping our lines, with no errors in the setting of the alarm on this occasion by your truly – that’s because I wasn’t to be trusted, and Pete set his… ;-( Continue reading Dartmouth – Fowey →
Tuesday 12 June 2012
SE F4, slight to smooth seas.
51 NM (110.5 cumulative NM)
Oh dear. Our early start was nearly even earlier. I made a fundamental error in setting the alarm, and set it an hour early. At 03:30 instead of 04:30, that’s quite a material difference. It wasn’t my best move, and the hour of sleep after the mistake-alarm until the real-alarm wasn’t of the best quality. We were all up and about and ready to leave at 05:00, bang on schedule. Continue reading Portland – Dartmouth →
Monday 11 June 2012
N 4-5, very bumpy across Poole Bay, levelling out
40NM (59.5 cumulative NM)
So, the ‘will we, won’t we?’ decisions went through different iterations. We agreed with Tim that he’d report at noon, with several exchanges of messages in the morning. The winds were behaving, seemingly, but the elements were threatening. Rain, much rain, was forecast. In a turn around from the norm, it was me that was most keen to set sail. Continue reading Yarmouth – Portland →
Sunday 10th June 2012
Winds SE 4-5, sea state slight
NM 19.5
We’d had an amazing weekend celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Royal Air Force Yacht Club, dancing the night away on Saturday, and then up and shipshape to make Whinchat look presentable for the Parade of Sail. Continue reading Hamble to Yarmouth →
Thursday, 31 May 2012 – Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Seasoned Skipper Pete has crossed the Channel, but not as a skipper. First mate Julia hasn’t. Whinchat hasn’t. So what better way to make the maiden-ish voyage than with the comfort of being a fleet from the Hamble!
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Life on the waves with Whinchat
