bastonjock
Well-Known Member
im so pleased with myself i thought id post about it.I left wells and headed to Sherringham,this is my first season so its all a big learning curve,i was mainly sailing in a beam reach but the wind swung a bit so i ended up sailing gull winged,i found it difficult but not impossible to control the boat,any how i turned around and after 4 tacks into the wind,i gave up due to time restraints and fired up the engine,i had also managed to shred my jib.I arrived at the anchorage outside wells at around 20.00,dropped the hook and cooked dinner,i got my head down as acess was going to be 01.15am at the earliest,i got woken at midnight by some violent movements mainly down to wind picking up and tide shifting direction.
i had a look around and soon realised as to how easy it is to become disoriented at night,i gave my self some time to wake up and get my bearings,there was no one around so i fired up the engine,i stuffed 4 flares and my VHF into my jacket,if i was going to go overboard,the world would know about it.I put the engine into gear and retrieved the anchor,just as i got it in board i saw the shape of a large port hand boy coming upon me fast,i got into the cockpit and took control, the tide was pushing me all over the place,it was a bit concerning and it gets very lumpy at the entrance
My first night entry (solo) was a learning curve,judging diistance and my speed was difficult,once in the harbour i had to pick out my mooring and route around the bars,i moored up sucessfully
i sat in the cockpit looking up at the stars and out at the first sniff of daylight feeling a bit smug with myself
i know that you old sea dogs have done this lots of times but this was my first crack at it.
i had a look around and soon realised as to how easy it is to become disoriented at night,i gave my self some time to wake up and get my bearings,there was no one around so i fired up the engine,i stuffed 4 flares and my VHF into my jacket,if i was going to go overboard,the world would know about it.I put the engine into gear and retrieved the anchor,just as i got it in board i saw the shape of a large port hand boy coming upon me fast,i got into the cockpit and took control, the tide was pushing me all over the place,it was a bit concerning and it gets very lumpy at the entrance
My first night entry (solo) was a learning curve,judging diistance and my speed was difficult,once in the harbour i had to pick out my mooring and route around the bars,i moored up sucessfully
i sat in the cockpit looking up at the stars and out at the first sniff of daylight feeling a bit smug with myself
i know that you old sea dogs have done this lots of times but this was my first crack at it.
