Concerto
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At 7.30 I lifted the anchor at Spurn Head, with arrival in Scarborough at 16.15 covering about 59 miles. For most of the trip the tide was favourable, which made a nice change.
Today can be summed as boring, boring, boring. The wind was too light on a run to sail very much, so old faithful was used for about 80% of the way from Spurn Head to Scarborough. Even under engine, I could not relax as along the whole journey there were hundereds of fishing floats. I had to dodge quite a few. Glad I was not sailing at night as none were lit and many were in dark colours. I did see one cluster of about 20, then I looked again and it was a flock of seagulls.
I did spend an hour and a half on mainenance, unjamming the spinnaker pole plungers. It looked like a combination of old waterproof grease, salt and alloy corrosion as the ends are alloy and the plungers and springs are stainless steel. Also spent some time reading on exactly which places I am planning to visit heading up into Scotland. Nothing is set in stone, so staying flexible.
Tomorrow I am not moving as I am feeling very tired, but the wind is looking fairly good for Saturday to move to Whitby and then on to Hartlepool. Certainly heading further north than I have every sailed and realising how few boats are sailing. There are certainly fewer choices of places to stop on this section of the East Coast compared the section in Essex and Suffolk. Still quite a long way to get to Shetland but in reality it is a series of day sails. Although today was not as enjoyable as I would have liked, the trip is certainly challenging and very possible.
Today I remembered to take some photos as well as video. Here are a few.
Flamborough Head
Scarborough harbour from the town.
A view within the harbour.
Concerto looks smart but could do with a good clean - maybe tomorrow.
The first video is taking shape well and is nearly 2½ minutes long already and that is just going down river and day 1 to Harwich. The sea looks quite rough and Concerto was certainly moving - fast and on the waves. I will try and get some more done shortly, but it is very time consuming as every clip has to be watched multiple times and assess which bit is or bits are worth using. So, there is probably about 1½ hours of clips to make 2½ minutes. It will all be worth it when it is finished.
Today can be summed as boring, boring, boring. The wind was too light on a run to sail very much, so old faithful was used for about 80% of the way from Spurn Head to Scarborough. Even under engine, I could not relax as along the whole journey there were hundereds of fishing floats. I had to dodge quite a few. Glad I was not sailing at night as none were lit and many were in dark colours. I did see one cluster of about 20, then I looked again and it was a flock of seagulls.
I did spend an hour and a half on mainenance, unjamming the spinnaker pole plungers. It looked like a combination of old waterproof grease, salt and alloy corrosion as the ends are alloy and the plungers and springs are stainless steel. Also spent some time reading on exactly which places I am planning to visit heading up into Scotland. Nothing is set in stone, so staying flexible.
Tomorrow I am not moving as I am feeling very tired, but the wind is looking fairly good for Saturday to move to Whitby and then on to Hartlepool. Certainly heading further north than I have every sailed and realising how few boats are sailing. There are certainly fewer choices of places to stop on this section of the East Coast compared the section in Essex and Suffolk. Still quite a long way to get to Shetland but in reality it is a series of day sails. Although today was not as enjoyable as I would have liked, the trip is certainly challenging and very possible.
Today I remembered to take some photos as well as video. Here are a few.
Flamborough Head
Scarborough harbour from the town.
A view within the harbour.
Concerto looks smart but could do with a good clean - maybe tomorrow.
The first video is taking shape well and is nearly 2½ minutes long already and that is just going down river and day 1 to Harwich. The sea looks quite rough and Concerto was certainly moving - fast and on the waves. I will try and get some more done shortly, but it is very time consuming as every clip has to be watched multiple times and assess which bit is or bits are worth using. So, there is probably about 1½ hours of clips to make 2½ minutes. It will all be worth it when it is finished.