jamie_Cacique
Active Member
Yachting Monthly Nov 2012
James Jermain joined me for a sail, we initially intended to go from Brixham to Salcombe or to the river Yealm but the forecast was not good. We set off with the unusual delays of rowing in and out several times and sailing in and out of the harbour so the photographer could get his shots then we had to go back in to pick him up, but we sailed around to Dartmouth and up to Dittisham in quite nice conditions. The following morning it was an early start (very early it was still dark) but the photographer wanted his shots, we sailed down to Dartmouth and headed back toward Brixham, we sailed about as far as the Mewstone and the South Cardinal marks but the weather was really 'filthy' with the wind directly on the nose so we were motorsailing with quite a big swell, I commented on the fact that we were supposed to be sailing for 'fun' and as I was having to hang on it wasn't really that much fun, I also mentioned that if we were unfortunate enough to snag a lobster pot around the prop things would be really not nice. I had plugged on till we were well out of the river entrance in the hope that the wind direction would inprove, if it had been any direction but on the nose I think we would have carried on, however a 2 hour slog direct into the wind with the forecast threatining force 9 we decided to head back in. If you look at the pics the one on page 62 shows us on the way out, you can see my stressed expression and me 'hanging on' on page 58 we are on the way back in you can see the Mewstone behind us and me smiling as we surf with the weather (still hanging on though).
Later that day I returned to Cacique on the visitors pontoon she was leaning 10° bare poles on the mooring, the water Taxis were cancelled (they don't operate when it's above force 6 in the river) fortunately a freind of mine was on the same pontoon and he gave me a lift in his rib (very wet ride)
I can honestley say in all my years I have never seen it as bad as it was that day, I was really glad we had taken the decision to 'play it safe'
PS Cacique is available for charter! If you google 'Sailing Cacique' you should be able to find my site.
Cheers Jamie.
James Jermain joined me for a sail, we initially intended to go from Brixham to Salcombe or to the river Yealm but the forecast was not good. We set off with the unusual delays of rowing in and out several times and sailing in and out of the harbour so the photographer could get his shots then we had to go back in to pick him up, but we sailed around to Dartmouth and up to Dittisham in quite nice conditions. The following morning it was an early start (very early it was still dark) but the photographer wanted his shots, we sailed down to Dartmouth and headed back toward Brixham, we sailed about as far as the Mewstone and the South Cardinal marks but the weather was really 'filthy' with the wind directly on the nose so we were motorsailing with quite a big swell, I commented on the fact that we were supposed to be sailing for 'fun' and as I was having to hang on it wasn't really that much fun, I also mentioned that if we were unfortunate enough to snag a lobster pot around the prop things would be really not nice. I had plugged on till we were well out of the river entrance in the hope that the wind direction would inprove, if it had been any direction but on the nose I think we would have carried on, however a 2 hour slog direct into the wind with the forecast threatining force 9 we decided to head back in. If you look at the pics the one on page 62 shows us on the way out, you can see my stressed expression and me 'hanging on' on page 58 we are on the way back in you can see the Mewstone behind us and me smiling as we surf with the weather (still hanging on though).
Later that day I returned to Cacique on the visitors pontoon she was leaning 10° bare poles on the mooring, the water Taxis were cancelled (they don't operate when it's above force 6 in the river) fortunately a freind of mine was on the same pontoon and he gave me a lift in his rib (very wet ride)
I can honestley say in all my years I have never seen it as bad as it was that day, I was really glad we had taken the decision to 'play it safe'PS Cacique is available for charter! If you google 'Sailing Cacique' you should be able to find my site.
Cheers Jamie.
