nicho
RIP
No sea serpents in Lyme Bay, no parting of the waters, nothing at all, just a cracking delivery trip in a Bavaria 36 from Portsmouth to Falmouth over last Thursday to Saturday.
THURSDAY, left Gosport at 20.00, wind NE F4/5 with tide, smooth seas, and SOG 7/8 knots - arrived Yarmouth 22.35
FRIDAY, left Yarmouth 07.30 to catch the first of the ebb, winds NE F5/6 gusting 7 all day. Broad reach all the way, SOG 7.0/9.0 knots (once 10.5 in a really good surf), but moderate quartering seas made for a pretty uncomfortable passage. The optimistic plan to go right through to Falmouth non stop abandoned in favour of a night in Dartmouth (OK, Zefender, you were right!!). Arrived Dartmouth 19.30.
SATURDAY, left Dartmouth 07.30, winds NE F4, made good progress with some tide assistance (SOG 7 knots). Wind down to F2/3, and foul tide by 15.00. Motor sailed to Falmouth, arrived 18.30, in the bar for 19.30 (left very late so I'm told, and the hangover has only just subsided). Rather noisy return I'm ashamed to say, which my friends new marina neighbours were pretty understanding about next morning, publicly at least!
SUNDAY, train back to Portsmouth, 7 flaming hours, albeit through some stunning countryside.
A cracking, most enjoyable trip, which has (hopefully) buried my delivery trip jinx for ever - at least until the next time!!
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THURSDAY, left Gosport at 20.00, wind NE F4/5 with tide, smooth seas, and SOG 7/8 knots - arrived Yarmouth 22.35
FRIDAY, left Yarmouth 07.30 to catch the first of the ebb, winds NE F5/6 gusting 7 all day. Broad reach all the way, SOG 7.0/9.0 knots (once 10.5 in a really good surf), but moderate quartering seas made for a pretty uncomfortable passage. The optimistic plan to go right through to Falmouth non stop abandoned in favour of a night in Dartmouth (OK, Zefender, you were right!!). Arrived Dartmouth 19.30.
SATURDAY, left Dartmouth 07.30, winds NE F4, made good progress with some tide assistance (SOG 7 knots). Wind down to F2/3, and foul tide by 15.00. Motor sailed to Falmouth, arrived 18.30, in the bar for 19.30 (left very late so I'm told, and the hangover has only just subsided). Rather noisy return I'm ashamed to say, which my friends new marina neighbours were pretty understanding about next morning, publicly at least!
SUNDAY, train back to Portsmouth, 7 flaming hours, albeit through some stunning countryside.
A cracking, most enjoyable trip, which has (hopefully) buried my delivery trip jinx for ever - at least until the next time!!
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