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Alcyone
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Couple of us from here brought a yacht back from Bangor to Cardiff last weekend. Some pics and a vid:
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quimby
Guest
That was great! Just goes to show winter sailing can be terrific. How cold was it at night?
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Alcyone
Guest
It was cold, particularly at one point where we kept a watch for floating debris from the bow, but the skipper kept us on short watches, and there were 5 of us, so plenty to make tea and soup, and it wasn't bad at all, really.
To be honest, I think we were all on such a high, and it was so much fun, we didn't really feel cold. It was certainly preferable to sailing down in a winter storm.
37 hours, end to end.
To be honest, I think we were all on such a high, and it was so much fun, we didn't really feel cold. It was certainly preferable to sailing down in a winter storm.
37 hours, end to end.
chrishelen
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Hi Martin,i liked your account of the trip on the CYC site, nice beards btw.
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Alcyone
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Cheers, Chris. I think I might have staggered into you on Sunday morning - I was half asleep!
chrishelen
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I think i said hello but wasnt sure if it was you,we were giving my new boat a clean,its on "c" pontoon its a bit of a project but should be ok for the summer,i need to come out for a month to do a bit of work on the propshaft but i must wait until April until the yard is clear.
Cardiffcruiser
Well-Known Member
Whilst it was a bit cold, it was nowhere near as cold as I had feared (the beards were almost superfluous!), and the weather was especially kind. I expected that bringing an unfamiliar yacht across the Irish Sea in January would be so much more of an icy trial than it turned out to be. A thoroughly enjoyable few days.
Many thanks to Martin, Allan, Vince and Steve for the help in bringing Camelot home to Cardiff and their excellent company.
Many thanks to Martin, Allan, Vince and Steve for the help in bringing Camelot home to Cardiff and their excellent company.
Sneds
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Great post and I bet an even better trip, I think I'd have chosen a summer month though!
Love the dolphin video
Love the dolphin video
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Alcyone
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There's a much longer account here:
http://cardiffyachtclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cruisingchat&action=display&thread=473
http://cardiffyachtclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cruisingchat&action=display&thread=473
Csail
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Typical, sounded like i missed a good trip while i was away.Can't really complain though it was -18 where i was and -38 wind chill.
