Sybarite
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37°c outside - a (yet another) record. The previous was 33° for the same date. (Paris area)
It's hot.
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johnalison
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It's only a chilly 30 or so here. Soon some wally on the telly will be along to tell us that it will be getting "fresher", as if getting cold were an improvement of the first half-decent weather this year.
Capt. Clueless
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No air con in my works van....now wringing out polo shirt.
Poignard
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Beautiful sunny day here in Brittany but there's a pleasnt breeze keeping the temperature down.
rubberduck
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We are moving to larger business premises at the weekend & have moved some of the newer air con over, staff in old place having hissy fits all over the place. I didn't have the heart to tell them the serious problem is that I won't get out on the boat this weekend. 
john_morris_uk
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We are currently in La Trinite and heading into the Gulf du Morbihan soon. It's extremely pleasant except we've just had a thunderstorm. Mostly blue skies and 28 degrees plus.
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Western Siberia, normally summer is over by now with series of cool periods, wind a rain. Its been 24 / 30 Celcius all summer. A lot of thunder storms (with associated trips in oil production facilities) but they dry up very quickly. Rivers all down, bugs down, mozzies down; very pleasant blue sky weather. It will all turn to shit in September though and then dramatically get cold in October. Comments from my local staff is that it is very warm for the time of year and everyone is still swimming in the rivers and lakes.
I wonder how that works for cold winters if the land has been hot for along time?
I wonder how that works for cold winters if the land has been hot for along time?
robertj
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After one day this week (Tuesday) of nice temperatures it's been quite cold for the time of year in Falmouth. Haven quite full sheltering from the high winds, to deserted today.
What summer must be the worse on record.
What summer must be the worse on record.
oldharry
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Wind has been my problem this year: In the last few weeks every time I have gone out, the wind has promptly puffed up to 20 - 25kts. A bit too much for me on my own and not in the best of health at the moment.
Yesterday however takes the cake! Arrived on the boat in a gentle F2, and hot sun. Cleared up after the Sanderlings (copious evidence!), and evicted the last of them from the foredeck.. Brewed a cuppa, then headed down the harbour. As I came down Thornham a large black cloud loomed over the Nab. By Pilsea, the wind veered to SW and upped to a solid F4. On to E Head, by which time the cloud had covered the entire sky, and as i turned to go back up to the mooring the wind whipped up to 18 - 24kts, sending me scurrying back up the harbour! Picked up the mooring with some difficulty in that wind (dont forget I was on my own) . Just finished making all secure when the rain came in. Retreated below for another brew. Emerged 20 minutes later to a flat calm, with the sun coming out again!
Beat that for a perverse bit of weather! Cracking thunderstorm directly overhead a couple of hours later, too!
Yesterday however takes the cake! Arrived on the boat in a gentle F2, and hot sun. Cleared up after the Sanderlings (copious evidence!), and evicted the last of them from the foredeck.. Brewed a cuppa, then headed down the harbour. As I came down Thornham a large black cloud loomed over the Nab. By Pilsea, the wind veered to SW and upped to a solid F4. On to E Head, by which time the cloud had covered the entire sky, and as i turned to go back up to the mooring the wind whipped up to 18 - 24kts, sending me scurrying back up the harbour! Picked up the mooring with some difficulty in that wind (dont forget I was on my own) . Just finished making all secure when the rain came in. Retreated below for another brew. Emerged 20 minutes later to a flat calm, with the sun coming out again!
Beat that for a perverse bit of weather! Cracking thunderstorm directly overhead a couple of hours later, too!
Sybarite
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Lovely. Be careful if you are to the east of Ile d'Arz - very poor holding - as I know to my cost.
Temperature has dropped down to a balmy 36° today. Both today and yesterday have beaten the previous records for these dates (where I am) by 5°.
john_morris_uk
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That will be exactly where we are!
Spade anchor seems to be holding so far. Just had dinner in cockpit. Not sure if second G&T was best decision.
Three Isles Glenans school boats have just arrived. Lots of swimming and hoots of laughter. No anchor balls and no anchor lights but it's nice to see them having a good time.
We're in 5 metres of water with a spade anchor and 25 metres of 10mm chain out. If you'll bear wth me I don't think I'll bother setting an anchor watch.
Sorry you dragged here previously.
Sorry this is a bit boaty for the lounge.
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Poignard
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Are you planning to come into the Vilaine River?
john_morris_uk
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Regretably no. (Unless it's a good place to leave Serendipity for a couple of weeks.) We've got to return to UK on Tuesdayn next; Mrs M has to go back to work and I've got a hospital appointment plus business to attend to. I'm coming back out in a couple of weeks to sail her home. We were planning on returning to Lorient on the weekend where a French sailing friend lives in Larmour Plage and who puts Serendipity on a local mooring for us while we are away.
Poignard
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If you need a train to Rennes airport then Redon is a good place to leave her; or Vannes
Sybarite
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As did everybody else that night. Tried resetting it about half a dozen times and ended up motoring in circles until it was light enough to find a free mooring.
john_morris_uk
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Thanks for the tip. It won't work for us this time as we're already booked as foot passengers on the ferry from Roscoff.
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john_morris_uk
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Goodness! We've anchored here several times before and not had any problems. We're off the end of the long stone built landing construction. (A fair way off and out beyond the moorings.). It's very calm and so far no problems.
(I'll move this to Scittlebutt if it carries on as boaty as this!)
Sybarite
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As we approached the last time a local told us to let all our chain out. The night in question it was blowing about F7.
john_morris_uk
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When we lifted the anchor just after lunch today, we had to haul the chain up short and allow the momentum of the boat moving forwards to break the anchor out. It was dug into sticky thick mud so deeply that the windlass was starting to groan and complain. We had a little forward speed from motoring up the chain so I allowed the boat's weight to pull the anchor out.
Perhaps we found the only really good bit of holding?
Perhaps we found the only really good bit of holding?
Sybarite
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Or maybe it was your Spade compared with my Brittany?
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