Some absolutely stunning sailing today despite a slightly later start than we wanted. We ambled SW from Hartland point and then benefited from strong winds as we pushed more offshore. The strong wind and the shadowing of the Devon coast meant that I had to reef several times. The system is a single line reefing…
In the shadow of the Swansea Lifeboat station (very handy) we spent a very good night at anchor. The wind from the north is diverted by the hills and the tide is high but offshore so you are rarely on a dreaded ‘Lee Shore’. The anchor alarm did no off several times but it was…
Day 1 – The adventure begins… After too long in the yard and not long enough to make her insides look pretty, it was time to push on and do some sea trials. We had sailed her before but with changes to the running and standing rigging and a new engine, there where lots…