Spinnaker time!

Must be 4 years since we dared tussle with the bag of fright 

Back to Plymouth

Leaving the Helford River 
And passing St Anthony ‘s Head light 
Calm seas, light wind, could be spinnaker time!

Up the Fal

After a brisk beat in a NW wind, we moored on pontoon up the Fal
This morning,  on a rising tide we explored up to Malpas,  passing the boat Park!

Over to the Helford River now for a day’s pootling. 

Dittisham to Salcombe

Lovely evening 

And this morning we visited Agatha Christie’s Greenway house

And the boathouse 

And a gentle cruise down river 

Before a force 6 forced us south to work the wind and tide, before punching into short seas, and diving into Salcombe as a safe haven 

Devon riviera

Nuff said

Tough day across Lyme Bay, then very wet in Dartmouth

Another early start from Weymouth to get a fair tide around Portland Bill 

A&&

Then an increasingly boisterous wind took us Exmouth bound! Finally managed to claw upwind to off Torquay before engine needed. 

Glorious sail from Weymouth

Slipped into bright sunlight playing over the town and Portland Bill 

Picked up speed to 10.4 knots over the ground,  speeding past Anvil Point and Old Harry rock 

Swung into Poole Harbour,  and into the marina,  now half price! Excellent,  and good to have Peter join us, with Tim leaving on the morrow. 

Dartmouth to Weymouth

A long day, leaving Dartmouth at 0700
 

Light winds, which increased nicely,  and we realised we would be too early to get round Portland Bill. 

So Hove to( Brighton 3) for a couple of hours. Easy inside passage led into Weymouth 

Moored under the bowsprit of a galleon 

Ice on the pontoons!

Great morning,  with promise of decent wind, but currently calm, excellent for departing, as yesterday, with 26 knots of wind from North, demanding a handbrake turn onto our mooring! 

Great sailing weather

Approaching Bolt Tail