persisting down in Salcombe

[C08]

What has happened to the weather, high winds, foggy and rain. I came to the S Coast to get away from this stuff. I might as well be in Holyhead (waited there bound for Eire once for a week). SWBO has done a runner and is home sunbathing in Cheshire, not sure when she will be back. Too bad even to do a number of maintenance jobs. Dogs are bored, I am bored help!
Even more sorry for a french couple on a Wrighton? boat-they wanted to go to London but lots of easterlies, so they have come west and go the rain/fog/wind!
Had a look at an Aristocat catamaran. built like the proverbialbe outhouse and very well kitted out with a terrific wheelhouse that was featured in a PBO article some years ago. Just shows what peeps can do when they put their mind to it. Very take with the type as I have never seen one before. I think the Gemini was based on this, but that not perhaps so heavily built.

 

[jamesjermain]

I was supposed to be 'leading' a club cruise down to the See Shanty Festival in Falmouth tomorrow - no way!

Still, we managed to be out from last Tuesday to this Monday in more or less continuous sunshine. We returned home to find our home electrics had been scrambled by a thunderstorm. The electrician is due any minute.

 

[SteveSarabande]

wet and windy in milford haven too, force 8 expected later

 

[lenseman]

wet and windy in milford haven too, force 8 expected later

and it goes on to say, "LUNDY: perhaps Severe Gale Force NINE later" !! :O



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[SteveSarabande]

wet and windy in milford haven too, force 8 expected later

it mucked my week up. After 5 glorious days I am stuck in milford rather than heading back to Cardiff.
I will leave the boat here, take the train home for the weekend and try again next week

 

[ronsurf]

This is the remains of Tropical Storm Andrea. First of the season, all the way from the Caribbean.

 

[PhillM]

I was supposed to be 'leading' a club cruise down to the See Shanty Festival in Falmouth tomorrow - no way!

I wanted to go to that but am not ready / up to the cruise down yet. So, I was thinking about driving down for a look-see and to get the lie of the land for next year. Not a lot of point if the boats cannot make it cause of the weather.