Tuesday 2nd September
After 2 months ashore for the Memsahibs new knee, the weather looked, until late Sunday, as if it would be a while before I could go sailing, then a small window opened up. This morning it has opened a bit more and providing that tomorrows last appointment with the consultant surgeon goes well, and I can catch the train, AND its not too late getting to Milford, I should be off well before first sparrow chirp on Thursday. If I don't make it I'll have to rethink as going south into the forecast head winds would not be much fun.
I'm not sure were I will be headed but as described in a previous post, the tide is good close in to Cape Cornwall from 01:00 on Friday to take me past The Lizard. But I am not convinced that the weather and sea will be good enough, also there may be some strong winds with south in them over the weekend and early next week. So, for the moment, the target is Rick Stein Ville aka Padstow and I'll make a decision on Land's End, or perhaps Lundy, when I am past Turbot Bank and hopefully have the latest forecasts and models.
With a very quick passage I might just scrape into the harbour on Thursday evening but more realistically I'll anchor in Port Quin Bay or Polventon Bay and go into Padstow on Friday (HW 04:31 & 16:51), or perhaps on Saturday if I decide to go for a local sail or have a day at anchor.
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| ECMWF & UKMO models for 04:00 Thursday as of Tuesday 03:00. The ECMWF shows NW winds from c 07:00 reaching c 15 knots by lunch time. |
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| And for 17:00. A nice reach but it could get rather wet and bumpy with swell & waves left over from earlier strong winds. |
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| I'll want to be somewhere safe on Tuesday (and on Sunday). |
