jamesjermain
Well-Known Member
Well! That\'s that for another year
Just back from the annual cruise which, for the first time in 20 years, actually lasted a couple of days longer than planned rather than being reduced from 14 days to a long weekend by last minute family commitments, bad weather, work crisises etc etc.
Now its nose to the grindstone until the boat show and that usually marks the end of our sailing season bar the odd day out.
Despite lasting 16 days, we had a fractued and fragmented time with two crew changes and pretty dull weather for most of it. And we missed the best opportunity we have had for years to get out to the Isles of Scilly when the wind settled into the north just when we had to return No1 daughter and boyfriend to base.
Good points: we extended out experience of Belladonna to include 33 knots of wind over the deck and 13 knots on the log without scaring SWMBO out of her wits. We also experienced the Devon Avon for the first time and became acquainted with Mevagissey, Goran Haven and Polperro.
Despite our cruise included the August Bank Holiday, crowds seemed quite light - but then we didn't go to Salcombe. In fact we found lots of harbour masters with long faces due to the low visitor numbers. This doesn't appear to have deterred the Fowey Harbour authority from investing in some very expensive launches with big enough engines to chase down the odd Sunseeker making a dawn runner.
We did discover that the holding in the Falmouth anchorage can be iffy following a sudden change in wind direction and that a northerly wind funnels down Carrick Roads like a fire hose.
Also, if you have seacocks made in Italy with red handles get then replaced with something designed for boats as soon as possible
Just back from the annual cruise which, for the first time in 20 years, actually lasted a couple of days longer than planned rather than being reduced from 14 days to a long weekend by last minute family commitments, bad weather, work crisises etc etc.
Now its nose to the grindstone until the boat show and that usually marks the end of our sailing season bar the odd day out.
Despite lasting 16 days, we had a fractued and fragmented time with two crew changes and pretty dull weather for most of it. And we missed the best opportunity we have had for years to get out to the Isles of Scilly when the wind settled into the north just when we had to return No1 daughter and boyfriend to base.
Good points: we extended out experience of Belladonna to include 33 knots of wind over the deck and 13 knots on the log without scaring SWMBO out of her wits. We also experienced the Devon Avon for the first time and became acquainted with Mevagissey, Goran Haven and Polperro.
Despite our cruise included the August Bank Holiday, crowds seemed quite light - but then we didn't go to Salcombe. In fact we found lots of harbour masters with long faces due to the low visitor numbers. This doesn't appear to have deterred the Fowey Harbour authority from investing in some very expensive launches with big enough engines to chase down the odd Sunseeker making a dawn runner.
We did discover that the holding in the Falmouth anchorage can be iffy following a sudden change in wind direction and that a northerly wind funnels down Carrick Roads like a fire hose.
Also, if you have seacocks made in Italy with red handles get then replaced with something designed for boats as soon as possible
