rotrax
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First Mate and I sailed into Littlehampton at the end of the flood today and came alongside our berth at Dukes Wharf. We left on 22nd May and sailed as far North as Londonderry. We returned via the IOM and took in the Manx Grand Prix and the associated Classic races. The weather was OK, but nowhere near as hot or sunny as it was in the South. Reading about how hot and uncomfortable it was made us glad we were not dealing with 38 degrees C!
The boat behaved itself very well, just a pump failure in the shower sump and I changed a couple of fuel filters. I need to fit a smaller diameter furling line to the new furling Code Zero. This was not used much but has proven to increase light wind performance dramaticaly.
Today we left Itchenor at 1115 and sailed through the Looe Channel in 8-10 knots true at a wind angle of100 - 110 degrees. We were doing 5.5 kts.
With the OE sailplan, self tacking jib and main we might have done 3.5 kts. and would probably have Motorsailed.
The main and Code Zero is a lightwind game changer!
We visited, in order, Dartmouth, The Yealm, Fowey, St. Mawes, Newlyn, Kilmore Quay, Arklow, Howth, Skerries, Carlingford, Ardglass, Strangford's Quoile River and Ballydorn, Bangor, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Glenarm, Ballycastle, Portrush, Lough Foyle and Londonderry, Portrush, Rathlin Island, Glenarm, Ballyholme Bay, Carrickfergus, Strangford's Ballyhenry Bay, Ardglass, Peel, Arklow, Newlyn, Dartmouth, Weymouth, Hamble, Itchenor and Littlehampton.
A great trip. We sat out a storm on the Quoile Clubs mooring and were storm bound in Newlyn six days. We left the day after Concerto. I think we had a less squirrely passage.
The boat behaved itself very well, just a pump failure in the shower sump and I changed a couple of fuel filters. I need to fit a smaller diameter furling line to the new furling Code Zero. This was not used much but has proven to increase light wind performance dramaticaly.
Today we left Itchenor at 1115 and sailed through the Looe Channel in 8-10 knots true at a wind angle of100 - 110 degrees. We were doing 5.5 kts.
With the OE sailplan, self tacking jib and main we might have done 3.5 kts. and would probably have Motorsailed.
The main and Code Zero is a lightwind game changer!
We visited, in order, Dartmouth, The Yealm, Fowey, St. Mawes, Newlyn, Kilmore Quay, Arklow, Howth, Skerries, Carlingford, Ardglass, Strangford's Quoile River and Ballydorn, Bangor, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Glenarm, Ballycastle, Portrush, Lough Foyle and Londonderry, Portrush, Rathlin Island, Glenarm, Ballyholme Bay, Carrickfergus, Strangford's Ballyhenry Bay, Ardglass, Peel, Arklow, Newlyn, Dartmouth, Weymouth, Hamble, Itchenor and Littlehampton.
A great trip. We sat out a storm on the Quoile Clubs mooring and were storm bound in Newlyn six days. We left the day after Concerto. I think we had a less squirrely passage.
