Sailing pictures

[veshengro]

Almost the same track, I was Falmouth to Portimao.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Almost the same track, I was Falmouth to Portimao.

I made it to Valencia from Falmouth

 

[Buck Turgidson]

So you want to experience sailing a Westerly slowly, well watch my Fulmar doing this. Bet most of you would have turned the engine on instead of enjoying the tranquility on the Medway. For about 8 miles, starting at about 3 knots and ending at 1 knot, with the tide underneath me as I made my way up river. The water was glassy smooth without a wind ripple. Not another boat moved on the river. A truly magical day on the water that was so memorable and luckily I captured on video.

Bet many of us wouldn't have turn the engine on! My record is 13nm noon to noon!

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Bet many of us wouldn't have turn the engine on! My record is 13nm noon to noon!

We’ve been known to anchor if the wind is too light with the tide against us. It’s very hard to do only 13nm if you do that. Obviously not in the middle of the channel, though we've had a few long drifts out there too. But then, not enough wind is so often followed by WAY too much. Once, we looked like having a 12nm day, but ran off about 30 in the last 2 hours under a little corner of jib.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

We’ve been known to anchor if the wind is too light with the tide against us. It’s very hard to do only 13nm if you do that. Obviously not in the middle of the channel, though we've had a few long drifts out there too. But then, not enough wind is so often followed by WAY too much. Once, we looked like having a 12nm day, but ran off about 30 in the last 2 hours under a little corner of jib.

Yes, I was in the Gulf of Cadiz and the next 3 days were steaming downwind in 20-30kts. I barely had time to notice the Gib Straits!

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Yes, I was in the Gulf of Cadiz and the next 3 days were steaming downwind in 20-30kts. I barely had time to notice the Gib Straits!

I wish the episode I referred to had been just 20-30kn. But it was a line squall, the most wind I have ever been at sea in.

 

[Seven Spades]

I made it to Valencia from Falmouth

You missed all the best bits.

 

[johnalison]

We’ve been known to anchor if the wind is too light with the tide against us. It’s very hard to do only 13nm if you do that. Obviously not in the middle of the channel, though we've had a few long drifts out there too. But then, not enough wind is so often followed by WAY too much. Once, we looked like having a 12nm day, but ran off about 30 in the last 2 hours under a little corner of jib.

My wife once went into the old portakabin clubhouse in Dieppe for her morning shower to find three inebriated English blokes of a certain age celebrating their arrival after three days sailing from Rye. They amused themselves by playing a game of trying to guess my wife's age. She was not amused.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

You missed all the best bits.

The best bit is the sailing.

 

[Stingo]

My wife once went into the old portakabin clubhouse in Dieppe for her morning shower to find three inebriated English blokes of a certain age celebrating their arrival after three days sailing from Rye. They amused themselves by playing a game of trying to guess my wife's age. She was not amused.

Is this a prompt for us to guess your wife's age?

 

[nicho]

trying out putting upLinks

They’re gonna get all the bedding wet putting that damp sail down below. SWMBO would not be happy.

 

[johnalison]

Is this a prompt for us to guess your wife's age?

Certainly not, and I’m not prepared to tell you when we celebrated her 80th.