Morgana's Blog - Sunday

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Morgana\'s Blog - Sunday

Extarct from Morgana's Blog "Once out at sea, we found 18kts of wind, bang on the nose out of Harwich, so motored into the choppy swell"

and Flipper's view......and don't I know it! Left RHYC at about 1000 to return to B'sea - early for the tide I know but family commitments etc...

Motored past Pin Mill and then sailed from just upstream of the docks (Butterman's Bay? from memory) hard on the wind with 1 slab and a bit of genny rolled away. Off Landguard 2nd slab and a bit more genny rolled away and still doing 6 knots! And I bet no one took a picture.

Off N Eagle about 1645 a couple of hours after LW neaps and calculated there would be at least a metre under my keel to cross Colne Bar - well I didn't want to put in another tack as my arms were nearly falling off!

Back on the berth at 1730. Now next time I can look for the leak above the saloon bookshelf - every time I tacked onto port a mugfull of water washed across the table just missing the new upholstery!

I don't think I have had a 'passage' this season without at least one slab in the main, am I going soft? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

PS - Bernie the 'shower cap' cover for the top of the quarter berth is just the ticket!

PPS When can I buy that bigger boat? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
Re: Morgana\'s Blog - Sunday

Must have been a great sail up the Wallet though!

It does seem to have been a windy season so far..... SWMBO and I were discussing the same point over the weekend...

Still.... anyone seen the long range forecast for late July.... looking v good indeed! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Re: Morgana\'s Blog - Sunday

I'd almost cope with no wind if it meant hot.....

As much as i'm keen to sail, i'm getting a bit fed up of wearing a jumper in the cockpit!

Lets hope, that what it actually means is 28 degrees and 15kts variable, always across the beam... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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Must have been a great sail up the Wallet though!

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Sat left B'sea at 0700, cut close inshore over bar & was off Walton Pier about 1000. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I had forgotten how much 'west' is involved in going up the Orwell. 2 hours of (relatively) short tacking to get up to Woolverstone - cream crackered on arrival & it took a few pints of Adnams to revive me! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
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'every time I tacked onto port a mugfull of water washed across the table just missing the new upholstery'

What's your problem? The upholstery is waterproof!

When my windows were out and buckets of rain came in through the openings, the water just lay in puddles on the top. Just mopped it up with kitchen paper, upholstery was as dry as a bone!
 
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Must have been a great sail up the Wallet though!


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Took Limbo up to the Ore entrance & back on Saturday, Out at about 10.00, in front of the barges, back in at about 16.30. Great sail, worked hard to get back tho. Then up to Lowestoft in the evening for a very pleasant evening with Darth Vader - although he denies being from the dark side!
Had to put up with fridges (yes 2 of them), double berth, heating if required, etc etc. It seems I require a bigger boat /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Still, she still prefers sailing - result /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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