Our Friday night crossing over to St. Vaast threatened to be very light on winds and I was worried we’d only get a couple of hours of decent wind as we departed. The forecast for the return leg on Sunday turned out to be the complete opposite. Continue reading Strong winds on our return sail from St. Vaast
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Delivery trip to Dartmouth
I’d been looking forward to this trip for months having signed up following an email from Sailing Logic tempting crew on the delivery trip. They have two boats competing Continue reading Delivery trip to Dartmouth
English Channel night crossing
I’ve just returned from skippering my first night crossing across the English Channel. We had spent the day recuperating from our passage over here having had pastries on board in the morning late enough that meant we didn’t really need, or want, lunch. Lou was busy polishing the gelcoat so I made us a substantial chilli timed for about an hour before departure. Continue reading English Channel night crossing
Crossing the Channel on a single tack
As crew on our outbound leg to Cherbourg I was looking forward to sitting back and letting someone else take charge. We slipped our moorings at 0445 so we could catch the strong tide and let it sweep us out of the Solent and east around the island. We hardly needed our night lights on as it was already getting light as the sun was due to rise at 0540. Continue reading Crossing the Channel on a single tack