Morale is high. We are back in the water after nearly a month on the hard. Nick and Cove Eddy from Falmouth Harbour Marine Services have been great and we have a repaired drive train, aligned engine and are looking forward to new sails from Selman Sails in the next few days. From Mylor we motored around to Pendennis for a few days. It is more central and would allow our first ‘house guest’ to join us for a trip to the Helford.
A leisurely start with boat checks and coffee. The steering quadrant needed some lubrication and the engine seems to be dropping coolant as though it doesn’t need as much as prescribed. I keep topping it up be there is a definite ‘spitting’ out into the engine floor. Well it keeps it clean! Some wind today…
As we slipped from the marina, we met our German shadow also heading South. They had either anchored off or stayed at the alternative marina North of the Bay. We headed out of the bay and South but our shadow pressed West and that was the last we saw of them. I suspect they were…
Rested after a few days in Puerto de Viveiro we stored ship and secured for sea. It’s amazing how quickly you move from a seagoing vessel to a more caravan mode of life. So securing for sea took longer than expected but we slipped into calm seas with the engine on. The wind was on…
This has been a terrible year for everyone and not just the sailing community. Plans have been ruined and lives lost through the impact of the Covid 19 Virus. It would be great to say that 2021 is anticipated to be better. But the virus is mutating and we also have the challenges that Brexit…
Up and away at a reasonable hour (0800) we refilled Eclipse in preparation for our move to make good our Santander port call before heading further West. The rest and diversion to Bilboa had delayed us a couple of days so we needed to press on. The boat was remarkably inscathed after her ordeal in…
Isles of Scilly to Ushant – Navionics After a night on the wall, with regular shakes to reset the line to account for the tide, our departure day for France arrived. The weather was quite calm with beautiful sunshine which was a dramatic contrast to the storms earlier in the week. The trip of 100 miles…