Grey day on the East Coast but fun

[tillergirl]

Old girls can dance!

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc151/rgaspar_album/?action=view&current=114-1416_MVI.flv

6.5 kts to windward for seven and a half tons of wood is about flat out for TG. 24kts of wind apparent, one reef and great fun if a bit wet. Discovered what happens if water goes up the hatch garage drain holes today instead of down! Water exits over the chart table.

All pretty lonely out there today.

 

[FullCircle]

Nice bit of video TG!

 

[MoodySabre]

Haven't you got anything better to do?

I did /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Jomo]

absolutely great

Jealous? me?

 

[tillergirl]

Frankly it was a toss up whether to look after my 96 old Mum, take my wife out or do some work. So I got up early and gave Mum her medicine, went sailing and took my wife out for a Ruby this evening. Oh and I also got a call off the Bench Head offering work next month in a sunny country which I turned down. Do I do wrong?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Yous duz just right!

Now you can get back to proper work like mapping out East Coast tides, and producing handy books that detail all the passages and timing options... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tillergirl]

I told the book should be on the shelves soon......

Just to show I'm an expert on the tides, I left West Mersea Quarters on the flood and plugged the tide out to the Colne Bar getting there about high water. Then we turned round and plugged the tide all the way back into the Blackwater and most of the way to Thirslet. There. How's that for an expert in using the tides?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Perfect!

I'll remember the strategy for next time i'm up that way.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tillergirl]

What the heck. Here's another one from today

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc151/rgaspar_album/?action=view&current=114-1420_MVI.flv

 

[Jomo]

Sickening how much fun can be had while I'm on the M1 /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Athene V30]

Nice to see another balmy summer's day afloat! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[eastcoastbernie]

Monday I sailed out of Brightlingsea up to Paglesham. This Took dinghy up to hard and walked up to Plough and Sail. Lovely day and pleasant evening. Tuesday sailed back to Pyefleet Creek. Very breezy across to Knoll and North Eagle, bit too much sail but, as Patrick would say, 'No-one died'.

Pretty sunset at Pyefleet Creek. Back to Brightlingsea Wednesday morning.

This was the substitute two day sail instead of the week's holiday in Holland. Oh well, another time ...

Drove back to SYH to find wallet and inspect windows. No leaks apparent. Wallet on forepeak floor. No evidence of visit by riggers who were booked to sort out pin on mast foot which looks a bit dodgy.