Lull between the storms

[awol]

50kts+ yesterday and last night - so I went sailing today with hardly a breath of wind - ended up motoring home agin the tide - blue sky, sun, lots of soup. There was only a couple of coasters, a Fishery Protection grey funnel swing her compass, me and an amazing number of seals - heads popping up everywhere.

Coastguard forecast was full of Force 8s increasing to Force 9s for the rest of the weekend so it should be fine!

 

[Cotillion]

Sailing... Yes I remember that. God! Is it really only a fortnight since she was lifted out. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Kim

 

[jamesjermain]

I sitting looking out on the river in bright sunshine and just enough wind to ruffle the surface - is that Force 8 or 9 these days?

 

[steviewhitts]

Sat in Mayflower marina eating a pastie about 1200 ish wishing I had time to get out - lovely and sunny with occ gusts to 25 kts.......... damn that diy!

 

[Blue5]

As a new boat owner with limited experience today saw our first outing moving our new purchase from Hamble to Haslar, not a mamoth journey but forecast for today gave me cause for concern but in the end the gods looked kindly and gave us a pleasant first outing with just about 8kts in the Solent. Just off to the pub to celebrate. I am sure today was the Lull.

 

[doris]

James old boy, we are all very jealous you know!! You really shouldn't make us so cross.

 

[Koeketiene]

Same on the Orwell - did cast off just past eleven - 8-9kts SW - upriver to Pin Mil, then down to Landguard. By 13H30 no more than 5 kts of wind. Motored back against the last of the ebb. Alongside by 14H15.

They don't make F9s like they used to.
In Uncle Albert voice: "I remember during the war..."