windy in the solent, when to turn back

[Sybarite]

I had planned to hole up in the medina with a good book and pile of mags and quite enjoy being on the boat somewhere snug in bad weather but didnt far beyond portsmouth entrance, wind gusting over 30 knots on the nose and would have been a slog to cowes even in a motorsailor so turned round and managed to get back on my swinging mooring singlehanded without too much drama. So much for my week off for a late season cruise. Will try again maybe weds. When do others turn back?

Depends where you are; sometimes you have a choice and sometimes you don't. If I have the choice I try to remember that I/we do this sort of thing for the pleasure of it. If it is no longer a pleasure, why be a masochist?

Sometimes though you fix yourself a challenge or a destination. Then, like investments, you forego present enjoyment for enhanced future enjoyment brought on by a sense of accomplishment.

 

[jimi]

here's a story of mine from a few years ago!

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30793