tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56288364096548689042024-03-18T16:18:03.016+00:00SV SancerreJottings of an ageing solo sailor<p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>Tobermory, Isle of Mull, 2020</p>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-33852662455002860702024-03-17T16:24:00.007+00:002024-03-18T09:12:52.849+00:00Scrub<p>Plan A turned out not to be a complete dud, the winds certainly arrived for Friday but a bit earlier than expected and by mid day on Thursday it was clear that Saturday would be OK and I was able to book a space. I went onto the piles at 05:00 a day and an hour later than planned back in September, this was just before 2nd high water in perfect weather although I could have done with a moon to light the way; why does sailing always seem to involve early starts? </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdonjyjG-tROXDRU9CYhufbcRklyKQbYwUwstmoDXBhzUfxqlOeTcy-Ua7VhMsj0fodi6qFZYqLhX3InuPpzgRbGMVmgAiJ0zF3uEC2jMKqFEnt1qoEZ6rvwRtj4Nt9Vxcetmb4AyeN44ZLN_yUzUNLQG2lp0iO-mr8BRJX4buAim5mvd77l0SwD5yw4/s4608/Scrub%20March%202024%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdonjyjG-tROXDRU9CYhufbcRklyKQbYwUwstmoDXBhzUfxqlOeTcy-Ua7VhMsj0fodi6qFZYqLhX3InuPpzgRbGMVmgAiJ0zF3uEC2jMKqFEnt1qoEZ6rvwRtj4Nt9Vxcetmb4AyeN44ZLN_yUzUNLQG2lp0iO-mr8BRJX4buAim5mvd77l0SwD5yw4/w300-h400/Scrub%20March%202024%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">06:37 waiting for the tide to drop.</td></tr></tbody></table>As predicted she touched ground a tad after 06:00 and I was able to start power washing at 07:20. Hamble is reported to have the worst fouling area in the country, here is an example of what that means, Sancerre <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/07/mid-summer-madness.html">had three coats of a top of the range anti-fouling paint in July last year</a> since when I have just been <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/07/2023-what-next.html">to the Isles of Scilly and back</a>.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLT6kWbguyqJt0QiIb0OKLKUeOdmw_b45l8uMiRCoTnUQ_Eof5sajnbDksexNtXGxlUr2fk1YyHS8NPNgMNb4UziESacnHB6tg5qlT9U5iHr_Y2lTH6GPLkz3KNS1HBxcb_0m8N2D2YN7wtiuhbULXZHoUu7uIkJV1oSWafq9GcO_Tbmtdxd8b_FVZiw/s4608/Scrub%20March%202024%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLT6kWbguyqJt0QiIb0OKLKUeOdmw_b45l8uMiRCoTnUQ_Eof5sajnbDksexNtXGxlUr2fk1YyHS8NPNgMNb4UziESacnHB6tg5qlT9U5iHr_Y2lTH6GPLkz3KNS1HBxcb_0m8N2D2YN7wtiuhbULXZHoUu7uIkJV1oSWafq9GcO_Tbmtdxd8b_FVZiw/w400-h300/Scrub%20March%202024%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a winter on the Hamble does to your boat, it would be<br />worse in summer with warmer water and more light.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjdTpX8LujRxNrSX1jSoSPQ6vblEw9mvFljPaUZINTvxN7jIxnvMpJiyzGbwOT97OlzpUtlT77bqgOQ6jZIzLH7jmZ4tQpBC7kAbq7DlMe25nQjRwUzyc308ihoUzY6q0o_kmf8Tp5RpR8UNkrd9u4W8_4UGOOnHZbvjdl4VbHsc_8cwU8yji-y2guNA/s4608/Scrub%20March%202024%20(5).JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjdTpX8LujRxNrSX1jSoSPQ6vblEw9mvFljPaUZINTvxN7jIxnvMpJiyzGbwOT97OlzpUtlT77bqgOQ6jZIzLH7jmZ4tQpBC7kAbq7DlMe25nQjRwUzyc308ihoUzY6q0o_kmf8Tp5RpR8UNkrd9u4W8_4UGOOnHZbvjdl4VbHsc_8cwU8yji-y2guNA/w400-h300/Scrub%20March%202024%20(5).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />The power wash took an hour but apart from the boot line, some of which is a bit thin after I raised it last year, the anti fouling was in good condition. I just had time to repaint the boot line and the leading edges which ablate quicker than the rest. A new anode went on with the water over the sill but I just managed it with wellies and did not have to resort to the waders.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyHO0oe8Cp0mdxEZXpem-5YcEqQMBjTvGiwDfXhjoKbsQ8-R84j_RcXKKt3yfzWxrEJekH2aRaHHNgcWMjtbl7rAR6f_y-PD69BEAW5jLzZaybzz5e7Wt51oza8kj1CEkJh1j_QSkCWj4QWAdPnXLIxIAJPke0k5qTvZQMM_G49SmFXQxgsEbGPVV9is/s4608/Scrub%20March%202024%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyHO0oe8Cp0mdxEZXpem-5YcEqQMBjTvGiwDfXhjoKbsQ8-R84j_RcXKKt3yfzWxrEJekH2aRaHHNgcWMjtbl7rAR6f_y-PD69BEAW5jLzZaybzz5e7Wt51oza8kj1CEkJh1j_QSkCWj4QWAdPnXLIxIAJPke0k5qTvZQMM_G49SmFXQxgsEbGPVV9is/w400-h300/Scrub%20March%202024%20(7).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Job done and ready to head off as soon as the wind and tide serve.</td></tr></tbody></table>It was then a long wait, after an initial rush of incoming water the "New flood stand" resulted in a four hour wait from paddling in the dock to floating off, it is frustrating but does give the anti foul chance to harden a bit, most of the time there is only c 18" of water in the dock which makes the wait seem even longer. 4 days after springs, it was 9 hours 15 minutes from LW to 2nd HW.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4deJCSlYPuCsIGgsYXPeRYGYvALbfxvCnQTiB5l0J0qCSEYepa5qsEBUNdhgd5gTDnOdfqvTIRAXbnmuHv1_-y6K-7jQwoEwL6zmUiUR5d6uV-vHBw1oYUXxJHZuzHz_tS99kOT-_TPQvgGXGzhzvKwbTVN98PkJMYXQvg4kd6eqfx4mkLqnIs0NcMxo/s4608/Scrub%20March%202024%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4deJCSlYPuCsIGgsYXPeRYGYvALbfxvCnQTiB5l0J0qCSEYepa5qsEBUNdhgd5gTDnOdfqvTIRAXbnmuHv1_-y6K-7jQwoEwL6zmUiUR5d6uV-vHBw1oYUXxJHZuzHz_tS99kOT-_TPQvgGXGzhzvKwbTVN98PkJMYXQvg4kd6eqfx4mkLqnIs0NcMxo/w400-h300/Scrub%20March%202024%20(9).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the water to return, it was pretty much at this level for a<br />couple of hours.</td></tr></tbody></table>I just missed my chance of warping onto and along an empty pontoon when both the launches came back from delivery / pick up trips but I got the "bosuns" to take my lines and I was safety through the narrow gap with room to turn, then back to the mooring with quite a strong tide and a breeze on the nose but with the boats up and down stream of me out of the water for maintenance it was a straight forward operation.<div><br /></div><div>The wind forecast for the coming week is not encouraging, and the week after I would have to commit to an overnight crossing of Lyme Bay so unless the weather is particularly benevolent my likely departure date is Easter Monday / All Fools Day to take the inshore route around The Bill at daybreak on the 3rd or 4th. One can only hope.</div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-44860523628792127092024-03-12T17:10:00.018+00:002024-03-18T09:34:12.482+00:002024 Plan A is a dud before it starts<p>I need to clean the bottom of the boat before departing and that is not going to happen in time to leave on the next neap tides to <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/the-solent-to-and-round-lands-end.html">use the Portland inshore route, </a>even if the weather improves next week to make that possible. I was due onto the piles at 04:00 on Friday the 15th but there is no way to get in and particularly out of the dock with 18 - 33 knot winds and single handed I probably would not get back onto the trot mooring either.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo0pJfLNpB7fIosLqqmpd8iOvIcGRLYxSjjEmi1rcOaqvoerhdEJCzQVW5CnHDFbc_jYazXzWS5iSIJ86uhNPROkQ6ygczraoGCHJuerQouPN4asWf8R5hdTZTMBlY09KL4NU1ZgYhXKjOUpuTXtYKFC6lUXFj7sjaj89wbZcxrl7UBsfwNXY95FHuDpc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="804" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo0pJfLNpB7fIosLqqmpd8iOvIcGRLYxSjjEmi1rcOaqvoerhdEJCzQVW5CnHDFbc_jYazXzWS5iSIJ86uhNPROkQ6ygczraoGCHJuerQouPN4asWf8R5hdTZTMBlY09KL4NU1ZgYhXKjOUpuTXtYKFC6lUXFj7sjaj89wbZcxrl7UBsfwNXY95FHuDpc=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The UK met office forecast for Friday as on Tuesday. It gets<br />marginally worse later in the day. the ECMWF and GFS <br />models are similar with slightly different timings.</td></tr></tbody></table>Sancerre is now booked into the maintenance dock at 04:20 on Sunday March 31st, unfortunately that is a weekend and bank Holiday so I can't start power washing early and I'll only have a little over 2 hours with all of the boat out of the water, plenty of time for power washing but not enough for a full coat of anti-fouling below the boot line as well as that takes just over an hour to apply on a good day. However she had three coats in July and since then I have only been to The Scillies and back so it should be OK for the first cruise, I'll touch up a few places that are vulnerable - like the leading edges and perhaps re do the boot line which ablates quickly because of my hand cleaning. <p></p><p>I picked up some scrapes to the gloss paint work in a 60 knot storm earlier in the year, the boat behind was out of the water so at a low spring tides Sancerre dropped back onto one if not two buoys with limpets attached, if its a warm day I may just have time to touch that up but I'm not holding my breath. </p><p>With the shops closed on the 30th (and disrupted trains) logistics will be a little complicated but at least the club launch will be operating Sunday and Monday so the plan is a dash home on Sunday after getting the boat back on the mooring with the dinghy and outboard on board, then go back down on Monday by train leaving for the anchorage at Hurst that afternoon and Portland Harbour on Tuesday with no need to avoid the Lulworth ranges that will be closed. Them I leave at 05:00Z, 06:00 BST to go through the inshore route around the Bill about two hours later than optimal due to lack of light.</p><p>If the weather gods permit!</p><p>Update: The weather gods allowed a scrub a day late but at the time of writing more bad weather is forecast so Easter weekend still looks favourite, IF we get some decent weather. <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2024/03/scrub.html">Click here for the next exciting episode where I spend much of my time watching paint dry.</a></p>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-45779182941012793592024-02-16T15:18:00.008+00:002024-02-16T15:22:49.350+00:00Fiddles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeJGcU-ms7pWCvSkj7YOAa0bD-ZOz7S5F0NY4QPKuRFoeGfLLdfIGhRNkmhCgWnALq2R98QXdfEbUQQgKUPSPSXP1v7tK0zFq-JwJVIKF5w6ciL_aHkJPqcC37PriNom5dJtwVdxmBJNYwtsS35M4cwzYapI9A9Dxlv_tmGwzyIqRVvGweGxJCJrbuwg/s6016/Fiddles%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeJGcU-ms7pWCvSkj7YOAa0bD-ZOz7S5F0NY4QPKuRFoeGfLLdfIGhRNkmhCgWnALq2R98QXdfEbUQQgKUPSPSXP1v7tK0zFq-JwJVIKF5w6ciL_aHkJPqcC37PriNom5dJtwVdxmBJNYwtsS35M4cwzYapI9A9Dxlv_tmGwzyIqRVvGweGxJCJrbuwg/w400-h266/Fiddles%20(5).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopefully the new removable fiddle on the inboard side of<br />the table will....</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfDiwdWMYvk3eS2Kr8hbJsHDXIospVaJWcO93_vsKnf6MF6bstOIcSjxpGSENypaPxtnuJUcNfYAS49C48Uk7dukoWI7Su4YZOv6ZY8DGAK8K3pLtwyLxJ4sLXk3oywCXoMlBu4Zk-fdJGGddYBfnfPeOR2tj50xojFC4C35MboD9wJLgCmfIT2f62e4/s960/Lost%20dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfDiwdWMYvk3eS2Kr8hbJsHDXIospVaJWcO93_vsKnf6MF6bstOIcSjxpGSENypaPxtnuJUcNfYAS49C48Uk7dukoWI7Su4YZOv6ZY8DGAK8K3pLtwyLxJ4sLXk3oywCXoMlBu4Zk-fdJGGddYBfnfPeOR2tj50xojFC4C35MboD9wJLgCmfIT2f62e4/w400-h300/Lost%20dinner.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">prevent a repetition of this which <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/06/2023-june-10th-days-58-59-ardglass-to.html">happened at anchor at the<br />Skerries (IRE)</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-17262928788862546022024-01-30T09:46:00.004+00:002024-01-30T10:06:01.502+00:00Post notifications<p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"> </span></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-21287411605309477152024-01-01T10:10:00.027+00:002024-03-13T08:59:10.115+00:002024 - Towards Muckle Flugga?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kUI4x-aVI3PzA8jneRmIqJfqnEeIbUq-sk1EDzaykp_6IFdmceBI9ZEk4FUird06S07TY2NBytj1nDSgRvDvLHQc6xeE3QdBe0RHoHogfut0VqxN0T_v6wNfddxPpKnFaK96Mb41dWcumAwjdce7Nh7EO7mldCvuXwzyc7prrAN5UhIl_c6fXOsqcnw/s764/Muckle%20Flugga.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="670" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kUI4x-aVI3PzA8jneRmIqJfqnEeIbUq-sk1EDzaykp_6IFdmceBI9ZEk4FUird06S07TY2NBytj1nDSgRvDvLHQc6xeE3QdBe0RHoHogfut0VqxN0T_v6wNfddxPpKnFaK96Mb41dWcumAwjdce7Nh7EO7mldCvuXwzyc7prrAN5UhIl_c6fXOsqcnw/s320/Muckle%20Flugga.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>A place name that has always intrigued me, according to Wikipedia it comes from Old Norse, "Mikla Flugey", meaning "large steep-sided island". <br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Before the lighthouse was automated and the keepers moved away it was the most northerly inhabited place in UK but I think what got my attention was that it is only a couple of miles from RAF Saxa Vord, and in the early 1970s when I was in the RAF and working on air defence radar with experience on the installed T80 radar and other equipment at the site there was a danger that I could be posted there, for someone single, in their 20s and doing a lot of sailing that was not something to look forward to, especially as the weather can be so bad that at various times two radar heads, one 75 foot long, have been blow away.</span></div><p>That should be between 2,200 and >= 3,000 nautical miles depending on the route so a worthy challenge for the year. The plan is weather dependant but I hope to leave in March (the tides will be good on the 16th - 18th, immediately after scrubbing) or early April (optimum dates c 1st or 15th but leaving over Easter does present some logistical problems) and to go west-about via Cape Wrath; I don't want another cold, difficult passage along the east coast in easterly winds that I experienced in 2021, probably getting weather bound for days in expensive marinas, it should also get me to Kirkwall, the Islands of north Orkney and then Shetland in June with long days and short nights. And on the way back I should miss the worst of the Scottish midges and have enough time to anti-foul the boat before another cruise to end the season.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sm97LVIJZ91RY0o15UkLWoGsvGLNNOB5agVa5kbrpfb3XF3WFplewSrABhKNb5YlZsMZFgk5MLQ-9wMH9oTatEbX19nuu2hFQjJs_EmUlPq73B3sCSC4lkWvBW1KOSwZGjr6AjghT8HcRJ5vZzI_XHdgXNiTTPoK9xT-NAmWQPydVHdHoLn39kMV3do/s1800/Cape%20Wrath%20(4)%20s.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1800" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sm97LVIJZ91RY0o15UkLWoGsvGLNNOB5agVa5kbrpfb3XF3WFplewSrABhKNb5YlZsMZFgk5MLQ-9wMH9oTatEbX19nuu2hFQjJs_EmUlPq73B3sCSC4lkWvBW1KOSwZGjr6AjghT8HcRJ5vZzI_XHdgXNiTTPoK9xT-NAmWQPydVHdHoLn39kMV3do/w400-h270/Cape%20Wrath%20(4)%20s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rounding Cape Wrath in 2020.</td></tr></tbody></table>The route back will be decided later, east coast, back the way I came or through the Caledonian canal? Single handed the latter is possible but unlikely.<p></p><p>The other question is which way up the west coast? Going up the Irish sea it just depends on the wind but the next big thing on my bucket list is the west coast of Ireland and its tempting to go that way in case I'm not fit enough to do a round Ireland in 2025. On the other hand taking my time going around Ireland would be a a good mission for next year, perhaps in conjunction with the Jester Baltimore Challenge. I suspect I will still be pondering this when I get to Newlyn in April.</p><p>Once I get past the North Channel, or Malin Head if going round Ireland, there are a good number of places to visit or transit for the first time and others to revisit, including the sea of the Hebrides hoping for a repeat of the <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/05/2023-may-19th-day-35-loch-drumbuie-to.html">2023 wildlife exhibition</a>, The Sound of Barra (I would particularly like to see the beach airport there, I tried to fly there some years ago but the weather closed in and I got no further than Machrihanish (Campbletown) and had to turn back with a very low level flight back to Fife), The Shiant Islands and much more.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1AaRGmEIOEDNXgAEgBO44vOeac_Q-VNmawBmcExxtCbLTXRAI62hQGaL1JH_3dMLKTpQMOgjl-RWubiq9cLq50FK2wjxrFEu0iP1XFoNT6MobofOR4X8HUMHsxmW0l5MVPRPbwwU1r_bZiEzFXzutwIHrvdbQvkum_Qwj5Z3gCNbaZ4H2zvnim1NrI8/s938/2024%20plan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1AaRGmEIOEDNXgAEgBO44vOeac_Q-VNmawBmcExxtCbLTXRAI62hQGaL1JH_3dMLKTpQMOgjl-RWubiq9cLq50FK2wjxrFEu0iP1XFoNT6MobofOR4X8HUMHsxmW0l5MVPRPbwwU1r_bZiEzFXzutwIHrvdbQvkum_Qwj5Z3gCNbaZ4H2zvnim1NrI8/w476-h640/2024%20plan.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some places on the West Coast I might visit<span style="color: #04ff00;"> as green anchors. </span>In practical <br />terms some are going to be mutually exclusive on a one way trip, perhaps an <br />excuse for coming back west about if there is time. I have already visited<br />the anchorages shown as <span style="color: red;">Red anchors</span> and marinas / harbours in <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Blue</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYPrQcpBpvneYSEqLAEUDmfOdMEW47cXxw1zMPCF56fSyDluV_8kTbjOgmUJRm4tjr692B9RJqmZOBmzozU2qEykgGSaqOkiOr7PuKlUhXXmJE-Nn7zQucNCUxDhB5pZ2U6BlrYKb9bXbWVkwgsxgbaxOGVP1O_pIh1yAjDC0P9dp3S1xOKh4iKU9r9U/s915/Shetland%20plan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="793" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYPrQcpBpvneYSEqLAEUDmfOdMEW47cXxw1zMPCF56fSyDluV_8kTbjOgmUJRm4tjr692B9RJqmZOBmzozU2qEykgGSaqOkiOr7PuKlUhXXmJE-Nn7zQucNCUxDhB5pZ2U6BlrYKb9bXbWVkwgsxgbaxOGVP1O_pIh1yAjDC0P9dp3S1xOKh4iKU9r9U/w346-h400/Shetland%20plan.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And some in Orkney and Shetland</td></tr></tbody></table>Principle victualling stops are likely to include Newlyn, Ardglass or Bangor, Port Ellen (Islay) and / or Tobermory, Castle Bay (Barra), Stornoway, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Peterhead and Lowestoft. All of which should have Gaz and all, except Newlyn, have fuel on site or reasonably close at hand if needed.<div><br /></div><div>Plan "A" failed before is started, <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2024/03/2024-plan-a-dud-before-it-starts.html">now planning to leave at Easter.</a></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-73955090125084267422023-11-23T16:22:00.018+00:002024-02-26T22:22:36.670+00:00Darn engines🤬🤬🤬🤬<p>I thought I would run the engine yesterday for the first time in a couple of months, a few minutes later the overheating alarm went off. </p><p>There was water at the outlet from the water strainer, so I took the pump off then it's back. When the shaft was turned the impeller didn’t, the bonding between the rubber impeller and the metal centre had failed and it was easy to separate the two. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPsDWfRLtv6n8sIqtC1UhfQJ23foQylKOwpegb9T_5wKf9OFVWpwlXt-IkQIpYLSzUwo5BnvJo2Us4RaSRIS9Jxw3xEBCXAmribDIweq1-Wm8ihLxQn87HRJ6Ii8fH-PtDoJvJ7MvU0fnfwG6OAx_flZpMqhsl4b28G564qzGTSmp58oXXogLOk4GpAQ/s2887/DSCF1990.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="2887" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPsDWfRLtv6n8sIqtC1UhfQJ23foQylKOwpegb9T_5wKf9OFVWpwlXt-IkQIpYLSzUwo5BnvJo2Us4RaSRIS9Jxw3xEBCXAmribDIweq1-Wm8ihLxQn87HRJ6Ii8fH-PtDoJvJ7MvU0fnfwG6OAx_flZpMqhsl4b28G564qzGTSmp58oXXogLOk4GpAQ/s320/DSCF1990.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water pump looking from aft.</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GChuUOKm-4hp010TdJt9jNpTy4c2iEfPs8H0YBY02mI3q6sX6hhpgGNtuZf7bfJ0XGujSDj70vIWZ4nFHt4wcHAc06lqhJAuKUGgXWaBG2Yv6hNbD5L460RFGILVIjWY5p9iaTlVzOrv_J-T3qXBBmUVUDq5NbFqkvRtNZS632l2RREQ6R3el2I-MuA/s1762/IMG_0752.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1762" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GChuUOKm-4hp010TdJt9jNpTy4c2iEfPs8H0YBY02mI3q6sX6hhpgGNtuZf7bfJ0XGujSDj70vIWZ4nFHt4wcHAc06lqhJAuKUGgXWaBG2Yv6hNbD5L460RFGILVIjWY5p9iaTlVzOrv_J-T3qXBBmUVUDq5NbFqkvRtNZS632l2RREQ6R3el2I-MuA/s320/IMG_0752.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visually in good condition except its now in<br />two pieces.</td></tr></tbody></table>I change impellers annually in the spring with Yanmar branded ones so it has one seasons use. I suppose I should be grateful that it didn’t fail<a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/09/2023-8th-september-days-33-and-34-dash.html"> when I was rushing back to the Hamble from Hope Cove in August</a> for a family emergency; I carry multiple spares and could have fixed it in an hour but it would have been quite stressful until I found the fault and dangerous if it had failed going through the Needles channel with little wind.<div><br /><div>The assembly is getting a bit tatty where bolts bare on it and as I want to replace some of the pipe work, (including the bit shown above) and check the engine anodes I am leaving the engine drained of water for a while and have the unit at home for the clean up and repaint.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Tts9P6-wTn7f8KXCDdFp-uIB79xzp0a63VajguVPwbTognqxiiChVpsui3tVZpyapoGA5rxuNfbtg14xcGmwbTvO61Sws2SFDf7yjAKBRQJ_a-NLVtG_g582Rs7fMvAztSUcQDfFpfMma9Jsd-qtHOjFdC20kX2040_ENS0s-KecgQFKfIMwPM25W3Q/s6016/IMGP6357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Tts9P6-wTn7f8KXCDdFp-uIB79xzp0a63VajguVPwbTognqxiiChVpsui3tVZpyapoGA5rxuNfbtg14xcGmwbTvO61Sws2SFDf7yjAKBRQJ_a-NLVtG_g582Rs7fMvAztSUcQDfFpfMma9Jsd-qtHOjFdC20kX2040_ENS0s-KecgQFKfIMwPM25W3Q/w400-h266/IMGP6357.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TGZRNNWOrMxhyJFr0bNofMk9uzZT2a12xx7oqLbRhQhI9nhHDvRM-7bgZtiidqb20MIru7dK-j61oKvTs2tBBFDwajvzL289B0VAA6LMUqimDICvYBvcBdEpniBhGt3FVPnlfbSWMbeREZGptYxAvfAbXCVTRaqa8_Hr4F1J7Nh0vz9rtxjyBwuRSxY/s6016/IMGP6358.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TGZRNNWOrMxhyJFr0bNofMk9uzZT2a12xx7oqLbRhQhI9nhHDvRM-7bgZtiidqb20MIru7dK-j61oKvTs2tBBFDwajvzL289B0VAA6LMUqimDICvYBvcBdEpniBhGt3FVPnlfbSWMbeREZGptYxAvfAbXCVTRaqa8_Hr4F1J7Nh0vz9rtxjyBwuRSxY/w400-h266/IMGP6358.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the repaint.</td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Tip</span></h3></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>On a Yanmar check and if necessary replace the water pump belt regularly, the unit gets very close to the engine mount if worn and adjusted for the correct tension, this could be a particular problem if standard soft engine mounts are used as the engine will rock more. Fortunately I have the stiffer premium mounts.</blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Update 4 Jan 2024</b>. With a brief break in the weather the engine got it's annual service yesterday along with a new drive belt for the water pump and new water hoses from the pump through to the anti-syphon valve and the exhaust elbow (the seacock to the water pump were replaced <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2022/06/potential-disaster-on-hamble.html">with the seacock in 2022</a>), rerouted to hopefully avoid chafe. Everything working again. </p></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-26225450044556889722023-11-14T14:59:00.021+00:002024-01-17T10:32:37.521+00:00More winter work<p>The burn holes in the carpet has been bugging me for years, time to replace. Taking the cabin sole home to work on it led to cleaning the bilge to keep the smell down and whilst about it the fore and aft sections of the bilge needed a clean and a coat of paint (The main bilge was painted a couple of years ago), the teak faced boards over these sections were varnished not that long ago and don't need to be redone.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVmLBrB3HX3Fh9LWqh3lWxX9I5A4MMmPQd3gql8-Sgr_gkc1S5lIXB7QihxAaU5TCsKQoQxa0m4PkzS5emEmch9t5QA7oC1XqFCZuFNpi8Q_x1VzEAQc414TSEOgKMw9t0diCGkXLGQGCRsrv9gmzrTPjoW-9wXvg0ecPTezO1rTD7Ko0O4OQ_5ivexw/s1948/IMG_0039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1948" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVmLBrB3HX3Fh9LWqh3lWxX9I5A4MMmPQd3gql8-Sgr_gkc1S5lIXB7QihxAaU5TCsKQoQxa0m4PkzS5emEmch9t5QA7oC1XqFCZuFNpi8Q_x1VzEAQc414TSEOgKMw9t0diCGkXLGQGCRsrv9gmzrTPjoW-9wXvg0ecPTezO1rTD7Ko0O4OQ_5ivexw/w400-h268/IMG_0039.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The aft section was easy having had a coat in 2022 when the<br />sea cock was replaced.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ88nJKyAuIrCk7lWRZm7baADvUnnOSc-FTOJZCIOIPrR1kkKvzJsDSumPKgMmJSVcTYWZkvWDs2o06EuWCDUQCnPHP6MMuIRWcA9ax4H6qPG3aTlCDqo_sz0mhd6bXppbMNr3RpISJ5WUYe3NtAtE0bBB6WUJEsCOGAjDi5QjTC3FTaBLE3h_UZUi7Kw/s2048/IMG_0041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ88nJKyAuIrCk7lWRZm7baADvUnnOSc-FTOJZCIOIPrR1kkKvzJsDSumPKgMmJSVcTYWZkvWDs2o06EuWCDUQCnPHP6MMuIRWcA9ax4H6qPG3aTlCDqo_sz0mhd6bXppbMNr3RpISJ5WUYe3NtAtE0bBB6WUJEsCOGAjDi5QjTC3FTaBLE3h_UZUi7Kw/w400-h300/IMG_0041.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The section in the heads needed a bit more work on what was<br />almost certainly the original paint. Some wiring also needed<br />tying up - stick on pads don't seem to last long on a boat. I<br />added the rubber strips some time ago to stop the board rocking and <br />squeaking, a small section, lower left, now needing to be replaced.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqB3BJqFDxEstVMDl278xZI5OXYNVJXos_as-mDksRGXaMf3gOF-itR9SqsNCWCq6qzjKLEsCYSI-jSF43_DIF3fRIzDyJ33W6g9U-pjG6Mpd27U1j8nCYUv9P31mqzWVvYd0D5qkm-jZcQoNUTNCt6MRD8gtsgB3FaJuNTLUnzU1cs55I24BgYbhGdE/s4174/IMGP6195.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="4174" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqB3BJqFDxEstVMDl278xZI5OXYNVJXos_as-mDksRGXaMf3gOF-itR9SqsNCWCq6qzjKLEsCYSI-jSF43_DIF3fRIzDyJ33W6g9U-pjG6Mpd27U1j8nCYUv9P31mqzWVvYd0D5qkm-jZcQoNUTNCt6MRD8gtsgB3FaJuNTLUnzU1cs55I24BgYbhGdE/w400-h283/IMGP6195.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underside of the main section of the cockpit sole after what<br />was probably the first coat of paint in 45 years, but it had done well,<br />the board is in very good condition albeit with the centre bowed<br />down ¼" in places which may explain why the table has been<br />tricky to fit (the aft leg of the table goes over the block of wood).<br />Two coats of the excellent International "Danboline" bilge paint.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooE7kJ-s2HKJCXMY5ztbiw0xk8JTQMs-W2eJqt7FjAoZD-LRdeIeuBZmwqEvWT8rCiRUZ-lRc81Wby58DMYF6Fr16bgUOdXY-DEQa-M1ZBsQ4sLisX1k3K6NVBNWzexGWRLHiDobYnBJ84qZ5T_puD8yYiTgkT1DJhlyF9JbB9TTGz62cgbN5ksfTvU4/s3195/IMGP6198.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="3195" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooE7kJ-s2HKJCXMY5ztbiw0xk8JTQMs-W2eJqt7FjAoZD-LRdeIeuBZmwqEvWT8rCiRUZ-lRc81Wby58DMYF6Fr16bgUOdXY-DEQa-M1ZBsQ4sLisX1k3K6NVBNWzexGWRLHiDobYnBJ84qZ5T_puD8yYiTgkT1DJhlyF9JbB9TTGz62cgbN5ksfTvU4/w400-h201/IMGP6198.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two coats of varnish for the base of the table leg, two more to go.<br />Plus a cleaned up and lacquered ring lift. I'll be adding a second<br /> one to the forward section which will make it much easier to get up <br />and save pulling on the carpet.</td></tr></tbody></table>I replaced the carpet with carpet tiles; cheaper, easier to source, hard wearing and with some spares it will be possible to replace small sections if one gets damaged. It was also probably easier to cut them to shape than a single piece would have been.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yLifzrCdf4ABCRtRI-Uzmlhp2_11_103K8JRUySeroEwHN1JoNZD_JzUkCPL6CFuBCMMLJQiLlZZZV_EK59bCzuFlnJVPuWCaTwvfRE_2G-HJz_kzkdiUYxaZELD-vWsj7NzyVOkrYoQO126LIRdSvbBAf4pAAWvQxqG_VbWQQDjgVGBOlv_LeSKFsg/s6016/IMGP6200.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yLifzrCdf4ABCRtRI-Uzmlhp2_11_103K8JRUySeroEwHN1JoNZD_JzUkCPL6CFuBCMMLJQiLlZZZV_EK59bCzuFlnJVPuWCaTwvfRE_2G-HJz_kzkdiUYxaZELD-vWsj7NzyVOkrYoQO126LIRdSvbBAf4pAAWvQxqG_VbWQQDjgVGBOlv_LeSKFsg/w400-h266/IMGP6200.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trial fit of the table base on the aft section.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyee4AxP1NqfQzMdizjn-UnlyNM4ZoqEF4o923d8TmofPjcmSlUzg-z1iorwvIU68q7uwP4P54INFyR_D5v8bFckbSpKhDnrRlb4zY4zGCSSHG7y3iykCHsqPnGRFFLqdg92mD7noXw9sx1asKOzr77cSCy8Y5NJA4QlJZxwS3S_ajQ_Xw4KcQtkq_Uig/s3394/IMGP6204.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="3394" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyee4AxP1NqfQzMdizjn-UnlyNM4ZoqEF4o923d8TmofPjcmSlUzg-z1iorwvIU68q7uwP4P54INFyR_D5v8bFckbSpKhDnrRlb4zY4zGCSSHG7y3iykCHsqPnGRFFLqdg92mD7noXw9sx1asKOzr77cSCy8Y5NJA4QlJZxwS3S_ajQ_Xw4KcQtkq_Uig/w400-h400/IMGP6204.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front and centre sections, waiting for the second lift ring, the<br />2 slide bolts that hold the centre section down and a tie down<br /> point will be refitted when the boards go back in the boat,<br />when the weather permits.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDJSFqVtUKt9ViT9-8SfVDIDZYkrN4s9PaKuwRIx3MZtVeX-wWOcutJALS_4ajZa_hUEeV2atMzTZmTfxr4teydvxFM0eQ6SKuAVEeP-BDKPi5BM4PsqDVVV9AbKyS8YIkGEykkC1-ujAAetl3aY0HH2ZutSEuDZZFwFLXM47OAPLm4c1EjHplsm2WI0/s2503/DSCF1983%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="2503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDJSFqVtUKt9ViT9-8SfVDIDZYkrN4s9PaKuwRIx3MZtVeX-wWOcutJALS_4ajZa_hUEeV2atMzTZmTfxr4teydvxFM0eQ6SKuAVEeP-BDKPi5BM4PsqDVVV9AbKyS8YIkGEykkC1-ujAAetl3aY0HH2ZutSEuDZZFwFLXM47OAPLm4c1EjHplsm2WI0/w400-h400/DSCF1983%20crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The aft section is screwed down, the middle section secured with<br />slider bolts. Also one of 3 tie down points for under table storage. <br />The electric bilge pump and the hose to the main pump are <br />accessible with the middle section lifted.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZh4hEGCDxf4SUNE9MitUQEaswQpiV5qVT9MabzPbOk2K35I3aRVs85AlGDFe8peH8ljDMPqc35GoOWgAe56_EImtnWcpgUCSkVylF3paMHOWBxNXzndp1czxAMbxCECoAFdNkHF1SW1WZIY99ggWLzfSNuY17qSf3ad7tqJi1HvScP86km-ahOJWRF0/s4608/DSCF1988.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZh4hEGCDxf4SUNE9MitUQEaswQpiV5qVT9MabzPbOk2K35I3aRVs85AlGDFe8peH8ljDMPqc35GoOWgAe56_EImtnWcpgUCSkVylF3paMHOWBxNXzndp1czxAMbxCECoAFdNkHF1SW1WZIY99ggWLzfSNuY17qSf3ad7tqJi1HvScP86km-ahOJWRF0/w300-h400/DSCF1988.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Job almost done, just needs the additional<br />lift ring.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8_AKGOAKNJQtY0HQ80Yft023YDvr76lmJBdb6NHVciCQmAda0b_5OPluAbH-8MImwfb6oGtdFwGWRu0ckHNlxPcZy_e_oLgdKyPvI877aw2_VDSFK1vu91F5SQCU5cDSYQGO6H6TgIYYcPVwaTVVcosWXGwbe1ifl8IVr0ievRkPrN5i74t_RqbWMlU/s4608/DSCF2017.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8_AKGOAKNJQtY0HQ80Yft023YDvr76lmJBdb6NHVciCQmAda0b_5OPluAbH-8MImwfb6oGtdFwGWRu0ckHNlxPcZy_e_oLgdKyPvI877aw2_VDSFK1vu91F5SQCU5cDSYQGO6H6TgIYYcPVwaTVVcosWXGwbe1ifl8IVr0ievRkPrN5i74t_RqbWMlU/w300-h400/DSCF2017.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Job done.</td></tr></tbody></table>And a small job, a heat shield for the lamp which was starting to damage the headlining with heat and smoke. A piece of brass sheet left over from a job about 15 years ago, cut and bent to shape then lacquered. And it hides a join and looks better than before.<div><div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6kaymFqW8uOA8CaQ8ik4IoGt5ZpKHFRxyUzxGJcrdwHKtFWAYoYOEDj-OYWM3lB1KzwZf_-cKoBN4xcb6snMvzPOdBUf1iEm9ZSEyVSfDSwWoFhYngtrk7xzVOht7rS7PfqXTruORNLZk8_3sUfd1rMo0HRvOyOCv65WP0lNiiojot-Qh5FKQ0Q5dXU/s4608/Heat%20shield%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6kaymFqW8uOA8CaQ8ik4IoGt5ZpKHFRxyUzxGJcrdwHKtFWAYoYOEDj-OYWM3lB1KzwZf_-cKoBN4xcb6snMvzPOdBUf1iEm9ZSEyVSfDSwWoFhYngtrk7xzVOht7rS7PfqXTruORNLZk8_3sUfd1rMo0HRvOyOCv65WP0lNiiojot-Qh5FKQ0Q5dXU/w300-h400/Heat%20shield%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-13313664575890549502023-10-27T14:17:00.034+00:002024-01-17T10:39:30.943+00:00My review of anchorages and marinas around UK has been updated through 2023.<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVBQYzknewymc0LDPT799DEbpGmEFbbvO1bK9yiN7FDGm5tF9E1rd4pK-hErmbG483G3GhhaGmUtpd_2F3Yi72o2zul6PB646HZEMPPytbtowaaZMa7hRp3fm8n_ONHuTtJlFa_S_VPk6WaEUBsNlFRE3ix44kcmGBBCRJxNluyUWG3Qp1rXa75HvKiQ/s917/Anchorages%20all.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVBQYzknewymc0LDPT799DEbpGmEFbbvO1bK9yiN7FDGm5tF9E1rd4pK-hErmbG483G3GhhaGmUtpd_2F3Yi72o2zul6PB646HZEMPPytbtowaaZMa7hRp3fm8n_ONHuTtJlFa_S_VPk6WaEUBsNlFRE3ix44kcmGBBCRJxNluyUWG3Qp1rXa75HvKiQ/w323-h400/Anchorages%20all.jpg" width="323" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Anchorages</span> and <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marinas</span> covered at Dec 2023.</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8xFVAzWGyWcWj31HmWT8owJZxcEk1StvAjzYthX1zc9snI0Jho7ozJgTWEpt4vnJg5kes2se8Q5EGSjtjLiH1dPXWELj5cvU56e9oAeyG9NrP7VJPu8LYWPyq050pihUotkSVGIoG4rY2WYs1XIktXwCapQauKFPLiNyA37y-y35qbERBVmtb_Rdgds/s6016/Lindisfarne%20(25).JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8xFVAzWGyWcWj31HmWT8owJZxcEk1StvAjzYthX1zc9snI0Jho7ozJgTWEpt4vnJg5kes2se8Q5EGSjtjLiH1dPXWELj5cvU56e9oAeyG9NrP7VJPu8LYWPyq050pihUotkSVGIoG4rY2WYs1XIktXwCapQauKFPLiNyA37y-y35qbERBVmtb_Rdgds/s320/Lindisfarne%20(25).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sancerre in the anchorage at <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2021/04/2021-round-gb-days-11-blyth-to.html">The Holy Island of<br />Lindisfarne, 2021</a>, the Farne Islands and Bamburgh<br />Castle in the distance. A trip line is required in <br />this anchorage, <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2021/05/2021-round-gb-day-16-problems-with.html" target="_blank">to see why click here.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;">My review of anchorages and marinas around UK has been updated with those visited through September 2023, at that point I had been to 141 different ones since getting Sancerre, almost all have at least some comments. The pages were getting over long so there are now 11 of them. </span><div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I now include:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Harbours and Marinas.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Some info on fuel & gas availability but I would not have checked at many locations. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Cell coverage, Vodafone and O2, for those I have visited recently.</span></li></ul><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Be sure to check out Reeds and / or the appropriate pilots for more detailed information and alternates, this is just an overview of likely candidates, but I have been to all of them over the last few years. Some notes on passage making using some of these can be found here: <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/planning-single-handed-round-gb-trip-wip.html">"</a></span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/planning-single-handed-round-gb-trip-wip.html">Planning a round GB trip" </a>, a list of charts and Pilots I have used round GB can be found here: "<a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/charts-guides-for-round-gb-trip.html">Charts and Guides for a round GB trip</a>"</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Further </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">updated during a boring winter 2023/4 to include some information on access to and from marinas. Done from notes but largely from memory but fortunately that is good for this sort of thing, I just wish that I always knew why I went into a room or opened a browser page 😕. See my page</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/marina-notes.html" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank">Marina & mooring notes</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> (opens in a new window) for some general tips, definitions and the context (handling of my boat) in which I comment.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfakz3FxsE6UPgRao4EHnaHfXY3DbdJ-auhSR0rmGrCqGFzH466ljzRdHwweQelbQwDV4ZGe5E63Scp_y_6MSVnp8qJgC7UeGziAE2K9WEFcblAtQj5qjRzbycq0HVxAxtFHqVOWNheL8uWoetqipRtE0mOYMM8iPPHj9-PGxYpN71b7-cXNgtT7nqKO4/s6016/Village%20Bay%20pan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="6016" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfakz3FxsE6UPgRao4EHnaHfXY3DbdJ-auhSR0rmGrCqGFzH466ljzRdHwweQelbQwDV4ZGe5E63Scp_y_6MSVnp8qJgC7UeGziAE2K9WEFcblAtQj5qjRzbycq0HVxAxtFHqVOWNheL8uWoetqipRtE0mOYMM8iPPHj9-PGxYpN71b7-cXNgtT7nqKO4/w400-h156/Village%20Bay%20pan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Village Bay Anchorage, St Kilda</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgO68HDsGi5nZrnibw8vt3QV2Pah_75Qumu5AUbDB-ZdXeSDMgcTLOyPs_XO4CoQ3ez41HTWz4p00PsOaZ8EEX5YPeoc7d9t0lyI3HQZ-UrnSl-t-T7Gvv64X2yWp23ABK_ds0Bvjoh26p6O53i_2j8bQIQMkHltA0xihvfhK0ldkQj7kNWuiTnfn81s/s4600/Hunda%20Sound%20(2)%20pan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="4600" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgO68HDsGi5nZrnibw8vt3QV2Pah_75Qumu5AUbDB-ZdXeSDMgcTLOyPs_XO4CoQ3ez41HTWz4p00PsOaZ8EEX5YPeoc7d9t0lyI3HQZ-UrnSl-t-T7Gvv64X2yWp23ABK_ds0Bvjoh26p6O53i_2j8bQIQMkHltA0xihvfhK0ldkQj7kNWuiTnfn81s/w400-h116/Hunda%20Sound%20(2)%20pan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hunda Sound anchorage looking towards Scapa Flow, Orkney at 03:30.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Note that these "Pages" do not show up under "Post Labels" (right). There will normally be more photos of each anchorage on the linked post and sometimes subsequent ones (I normally only "tag" the first post in a sequence) the associated slide show, or by clicking on the Post Label right:</span><div><p></p><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/stopping-places-solent-to-plymouth.html" style="background-color: white;">The Solent.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/stopping-places-needles-to-plymouth.html">The Needles to Plymouth.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/stopping-places-fowey-to-lands-end.html" style="background-color: white;">Fowey to Lands End.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/round-gb-stopping-places-lands-end.html" style="background-color: white;">Lands End north to Anglesey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/round-gb-stopping-places-isles-of.html" style="background-color: white;">The Isles of Scilly and SE Ireland from Baltimore to Carnsore Point </a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/stopping-places-east-cost-of-ireland.html">The East Coast of Ireland from Carnsore Pt to Red Bay.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/round-gb-stopping-places-n-ireland-to.html" style="background-color: white;">Mull of Galloway to Ardnamurchan Point.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/round-gb-stopping-places-ardnamurchan.html" style="background-color: white;">Ardnamurchan Point to Loch Ewe.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/round-gb-stopping-places-western-isles.html" style="background-color: white;" target="">The Western Isles.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/stopping-places-loch-ewe-to-orkney.html" style="background-color: white;">Loch Ewe to Orkney.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/stopping-places-duncansby-hd-to-solent.html">Duncansby Head to The Solent.</a></li></ul><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBMy9pxcEehHQDhNTSPDBITLtmIqB96GenrX72O96hxR-sskWvruwnpxfZcASuVQKQHksSFNh6yqwS-BpZLZCn8IBCLcZRDDTh3YbITTuqDGIrtsk8VWTR9Lr9lkcKdvuFJvukBreAXpXA0BmyLOw7WN1Dg960TxxEOPpW4Js2I8Zse6m5sdr-g6C3qs/s6016/Canna%20from%20the%20anchorage%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBMy9pxcEehHQDhNTSPDBITLtmIqB96GenrX72O96hxR-sskWvruwnpxfZcASuVQKQHksSFNh6yqwS-BpZLZCn8IBCLcZRDDTh3YbITTuqDGIrtsk8VWTR9Lr9lkcKdvuFJvukBreAXpXA0BmyLOw7WN1Dg960TxxEOPpW4Js2I8Zse6m5sdr-g6C3qs/w400-h266/Canna%20from%20the%20anchorage%20(11).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The anchorage at Canna, the Small Isles, on route from<br />Tobermory to S. Uist, 2022. The Isle of Rum in the distance.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-29827715518317332102023-10-24T16:13:00.020+00:002023-11-03T12:03:26.174+00:00Memories, good and bad.<p>Back in late 1977 I joined Brian & Pam Saffrey-Cooper's crew running the front half of his Contention 30 "Buccaneer", that however was not the end game. That autumn there were meetings including one very long and late one at The Chequers Inn, Lymington, with Doug Peterson one of America's leading yacht designers, to finalise the design and layout of a new 1/2 tonner to be built for Brian (AKA "Hooter") by the Elephant Boatyard at Bursledon. Brian was a timber importer so she was built in the finest Western Red Cedar on Sitka Spruce and was very light but strong.</p><p>She was launched just before Easter, but a major problem cropped up in trying to find a name for her; Brian, who was rather superstitious and liked to have boat names ending in "eer" as in Buccaneer and his previous 1/2 tonner, a Norlin designed Scampi "Racketeer" (not that good a name for a businessman!). The crunch came when a name had to be found to get the boat measured for her rating, they passed a pub called "The Green Dragon", green was Brian's lucky colour and already chosen for the hull colour so the name was decided.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtojNNYDaOCBFaH7ZKfmUhesgY_johi_tV9nI9s44VLlI_wSGZ8JzMjEArf7FTC3u7QeKpyMVpVVKPsOBaC6ep1kpwpIuGx2zOSvJznXMe70KnO7kBPVmNjtqSgDbDle72OYtROuFhSU-nwmjdKB6jUTfLDDORpsaQegBJe-WrXZRZfSaqPbAJcTSr5c/s6043/Green%20Dragon%201979%20high%20res%20001.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6043" data-original-width="5100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtojNNYDaOCBFaH7ZKfmUhesgY_johi_tV9nI9s44VLlI_wSGZ8JzMjEArf7FTC3u7QeKpyMVpVVKPsOBaC6ep1kpwpIuGx2zOSvJznXMe70KnO7kBPVmNjtqSgDbDle72OYtROuFhSU-nwmjdKB6jUTfLDDORpsaQegBJe-WrXZRZfSaqPbAJcTSr5c/w338-h400/Green%20Dragon%201979%20high%20res%20001.jpg" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Dragon on the way to winning our division<br />in the Round the Island race 1979. I am sitting out<br />waiting for the next sail change.</td></tr></tbody></table>Although we did not manage to achieve our goal of winning the 1/2 ton cup, either at Pool in 1978 or in Scheveningen in 1979 when we suffered rudder failure, or even to come out as top UK boat in those events, but we did win the selection trials from 50+ competitors in 1978 (which was an off year for the Admirals Cup) and finished 7th in the event from 50. Overall she was the most successful British 1/2 tonner in 1978, 1979 and 1980 (I did not sail on her in 1980 but returned to help Brian get his one tonner "Dragon" into the winning Admirals cup team in 1981). She won the division in RORC, Solent Points and British Level Rating Association series in all three years - believed to be a first. We also won the RORC yacht of the year award in 79.<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqf4e3Dt18QtDYZ6JeMVg__4tlrSAlxSkq0NWJi-ZkNSS6ULS4iKo6UOduPRzBiPWCzC9nnCgjCEZDvzol-Er-PfjOp-L1sp8iZ8tPZY10YeFhp0sOKppL9e6MzfGUJVlFR80MBeY1QTczREO5nhSLpj23NH8GNCOH9mWqogSiLiMEEWI27v3TuIc1jE/s646/Green%20Dragon%20Sein%20Bay%2079%20-%20unslayable.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqf4e3Dt18QtDYZ6JeMVg__4tlrSAlxSkq0NWJi-ZkNSS6ULS4iKo6UOduPRzBiPWCzC9nnCgjCEZDvzol-Er-PfjOp-L1sp8iZ8tPZY10YeFhp0sOKppL9e6MzfGUJVlFR80MBeY1QTczREO5nhSLpj23NH8GNCOH9mWqogSiLiMEEWI27v3TuIc1jE/w374-h400/Green%20Dragon%20Sein%20Bay%2079%20-%20unslayable.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favourite headline from 1979. Bob was a little biased, he<br />crewed for Brian & Pam on Racketeer, I think his introduction<br />to offshore sailing after very successful campaigns in dinghies<br />and crewing for Reg White winning the Little America's cup <br />for "C Class" Catamarans.</td></tr></tbody></table>Then about 5 years ago, after I got my own half tonner as a gift to myself on my second retirement, Green Dragon was run down on her mooring, this from Doug Peterson's office after I shared the picture on Facebook (neither Brian or Doug lived to see her demise):<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="659" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDougPetersonTribute%2Fposts%2Fpfbid027iU7rCxN5gqSV6aMuaDtANjPAv8VsrUnH2CncnxZ1z2sNjUjKbT23GRX4hPLMz4Bl&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></p><p>Then to cap it all she sank and last year(?) these pics came out.:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLObvq20_U9Q-uXkPrUF9zVmTBQ5An1WURAMb2PCpCqQX5GKYmYf2kd7C5X5UE747daEHMmrw-b5jyBnRJbuaS-nhxSaOj6BbS1HgV_Bq0aYRgucnfWHcZIW1HBy4BDoGoeLe5CVmfwjBnGLBo2jcRJ9_kfw25qnDIyTZNr76yCJNvUlgD7t16j9O9_vU/s960/gd%2022%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="960" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLObvq20_U9Q-uXkPrUF9zVmTBQ5An1WURAMb2PCpCqQX5GKYmYf2kd7C5X5UE747daEHMmrw-b5jyBnRJbuaS-nhxSaOj6BbS1HgV_Bq0aYRgucnfWHcZIW1HBy4BDoGoeLe5CVmfwjBnGLBo2jcRJ9_kfw25qnDIyTZNr76yCJNvUlgD7t16j9O9_vU/w400-h268/gd%2022%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Rff7GsvCdyuloEY_zNnABO6rjsAIENJJd2_eDvkHL1YKfK5PlncgiPTCY-Xe3fNyYsLT6W1kvOo0cZM2BuE_5ktAMjTqWt493S_czYtciUwGGbtaglo-SBrg0MkiVXNhG5am2ByujRm1iW041BvsQSqk8lLi0-05l_gNlUcxSPgenbHADUkd2KUv_Dk/s960/gd%2022%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Rff7GsvCdyuloEY_zNnABO6rjsAIENJJd2_eDvkHL1YKfK5PlncgiPTCY-Xe3fNyYsLT6W1kvOo0cZM2BuE_5ktAMjTqWt493S_czYtciUwGGbtaglo-SBrg0MkiVXNhG5am2ByujRm1iW041BvsQSqk8lLi0-05l_gNlUcxSPgenbHADUkd2KUv_Dk/w400-h225/gd%2022%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a shame to see such a beautifully made boat end up like this.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72157712998644958" title="1978"><img alt="1978" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53289038242_80f3a632dc.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72157712996908502" title="1979"><img alt="1979" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49496924872_2a6b422c1c_w.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div><div><br /></div></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-49967793118096244532023-10-23T11:12:00.006+00:002023-11-08T14:40:46.400+00:00Installing a holding tank - Design.<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBR84FtDRyf8HUHRo1rOu-NHaPh2iUxMdPd1K30hf6Q5ateJta6m-VmE_QI4cIZoX_My1onndORqnaEc8YaSfc5K-1BS4AWqcwCm6fi8urzF8RTBxk5Y_hNE9sj4g0NCy7Qc1xYDcXGyTuI3IsVhB_vpdjYyx_J2jRxjqF3Lty_KxGclh7ZBxpq3AjUA/s6016/Heads%20(1).JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBR84FtDRyf8HUHRo1rOu-NHaPh2iUxMdPd1K30hf6Q5ateJta6m-VmE_QI4cIZoX_My1onndORqnaEc8YaSfc5K-1BS4AWqcwCm6fi8urzF8RTBxk5Y_hNE9sj4g0NCy7Qc1xYDcXGyTuI3IsVhB_vpdjYyx_J2jRxjqF3Lty_KxGclh7ZBxpq3AjUA/w266-h400/Heads%20(1).JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the slope of the hull and the web<br />supporting the aft lower shroud fitting<br />there is not a lot of room behind the toilet<br />and none under. Securing a sometimes <br />heavy tank would also be difficult.</td></tr></tbody></table>To be more environmentally friendly and to avoid some trips ashore for "comfort breaks", I have been toying with the idea of a black water holding tank for several years but its not easy because of space constraints. <p></p><p>Older boats are not required to have holding tanks in most jurisdictions, regulations vary by country but generally waste can be discharged when more than 3 miles offshore, perhaps unsurprisingly (in 2023) there are no restrictions on discharging waste in UK coastal waters although many marinas and harbours have local regulations or by-laws banning discharges.</p><p>The space behind the toilet could take a tank but to be anywhere near a useful size it would have to be bespoke and therefore very expensive, it would also be difficult to fit to the sloping hull, difficult to plumb in and I would loose some small but handy storage space for toiletries and loo cleaner. </p><p>Underneath what was the port berth in the forepeak or under the port berth in the saloon would both easily take a rubber tank but they are difficult to secure and I don't fancy a rubber tank full of sewage anywhere in the boat. Again solid tanks would have to be specially made and both options would require lots of expensive plumbing with diverter valves, pump, etc..</p><p>More realistically with the forepeak no longer having berths, a tank could be installed there on the port bulkhead next to the heads. </p><p>If the tank bottom is high enough above the waterline and the pipe work reasonably short and not too bendy this could be emptied overboard by gravity and, with the appropriate fittings, optionally by pump out. </p><p>Again space and cost are issues; an excellent vertical tank is made by "Tek-Tanks" it is made to order in standard sizes with inlets and outlets positioned to order. There are problems, space is at best barely adequate for the smallest 40 litre version, there might not be sufficient "head" for it to drain correctly, and the tank without hose tails is £389. A similar but much cruder design by Nuova Rade is only £159 but again it would be difficult to fit and drainage could be an issue. Both options could be made to work with a lot of plumbing and a pump to drain the tank as sea but it gets expensive and complicated.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9d7Bs8IuCA30z_eKeRZL6xOdjq5dbkdKdETPNoYOHZsNeUbUcfLFHrYxZKAZSiUptaFmSYaEVGq5sh9A-o5p01Mjg1Y36hIJ1HQpHL17K3QrS-SpVDqZof7h2O1rwPrfipEi15ni5yecbW3nS6dmyzOtkaYHtD7eVm-XuSZbZoN1gzcLMyn6dRk8q3Rk" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9d7Bs8IuCA30z_eKeRZL6xOdjq5dbkdKdETPNoYOHZsNeUbUcfLFHrYxZKAZSiUptaFmSYaEVGq5sh9A-o5p01Mjg1Y36hIJ1HQpHL17K3QrS-SpVDqZof7h2O1rwPrfipEi15ni5yecbW3nS6dmyzOtkaYHtD7eVm-XuSZbZoN1gzcLMyn6dRk8q3Rk=w337-h400" width="337" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schematic of the planned installation.</td></tr></tbody></table>I gave up on the project the last couple of winters but this year I found a 25 litre horizontally orientated tank by Vetus that is much shallower so gives more space for installation above and below and a better head for drainage, still £270 but unlike the other tanks that does included all the hose tails bar one.<p></p><p>The height for gravity drainage looks to be OK even if a couple of elbows are required, especially as the electric pump and Macerator does a better job of breaking up solids and paper than a manually operated toilet.</p><p>When offshore the seacock is left open and waste goes straight out, in sensitive areas the sea cock is closed and the waste accumulates in the holding tank later be released at sea or pumped out.</p><p>If in use the gravity drainage proves not to work there is room to install the new Henderson Mk5 pump I happen to have (its a long story) between the tank and the seacock. That would be a pain at sea requiring manual pump outs but it would work and I could add a diverter valve and additional pipe work.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw6yYFBx5YZVw3mSznUg92GqWI_eRye1qyG-27NeyGaUnXsARQQZ2cWxeeBtXkCvqbrRTMn7JvsD4YPFzFTZG5uqN952Q0SwbU_SuxqxqB6uNdCPiGLdbzz37HLlWi-k-XLnSdpv23hTlXnn2LTFqhCRCZVM3xGmIqGqSTErWYXMsrxlWo3BHr8Z1w9C8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw6yYFBx5YZVw3mSznUg92GqWI_eRye1qyG-27NeyGaUnXsARQQZ2cWxeeBtXkCvqbrRTMn7JvsD4YPFzFTZG5uqN952Q0SwbU_SuxqxqB6uNdCPiGLdbzz37HLlWi-k-XLnSdpv23hTlXnn2LTFqhCRCZVM3xGmIqGqSTErWYXMsrxlWo3BHr8Z1w9C8=w337-h400" width="337" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back up plan (see next post for an updated final version).</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkfEbvku8FlHT-rlM2VxKJxQL9UXcqJN0PUbfQ_kOKDtGydqktRi8N-CuSU1ostJwbENlPbbxXtEOROVst5Wgh8MMIGuNzGpyERepzoo4d-XLY-4BovvhpOcyfInoK2uEDlQwKX4JTZP2BVOTKTVEO1KQQWdximgEXLBsKUjANEhmzAz8uLnldzy9Mm0/s815/Screenshot%202023-10-13%20122756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="815" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkfEbvku8FlHT-rlM2VxKJxQL9UXcqJN0PUbfQ_kOKDtGydqktRi8N-CuSU1ostJwbENlPbbxXtEOROVst5Wgh8MMIGuNzGpyERepzoo4d-XLY-4BovvhpOcyfInoK2uEDlQwKX4JTZP2BVOTKTVEO1KQQWdximgEXLBsKUjANEhmzAz8uLnldzy9Mm0/w400-h338/Screenshot%202023-10-13%20122756.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outline plan for the bulkhead mount.</td></tr></tbody></table>Most of the components are on order and should be here by early next week, the rest I'll get locally some after trial fits, and I'll start the installation when there is some decent weather to visit the boat.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/10/installing-holding-tank-installation.html">Click here for day one of installation.</a></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-60062673269961139532023-10-22T16:15:00.006+00:002023-11-08T14:43:48.435+00:00Installing a holding tank - Installation, Day 1.<p>I'm glad that I did not try using a 40 litre tank or even the 25 litre vertical, at best it would have had very complicated pipe work, needed new and tricky to build head lining and would probably not have self drained properly. </p><p>The bad news was that due to a number of factors, mainly positioning of the filter and the length (depth) of the deck fitting for pump out, I had to put the tank lower than I had hoped so gravity draining was still going to be problematic and would probably not have worked at all on starboard tack so I switched to "plan B" and am fitting a pump, diverter valve and a stop valve between the tank and the discharge pump. The existing inlet pipe work and the anti-syphon loop can be reused without modification which will save some time and money.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUPOI2HSkQ3_57ZktvBf1UqtcjALQ2yGMBq95V9wb7xTeiV1H7iw5KuS9eV3Xk-Iqr_r11SB3s8uZBDkfh66X87Wv0_PGBsGw8i-szevSY8xKyu-_XlJIU7O1z4eJhfyPh9WYjCqKMesaXqdvq-1i_op8FM9DY-R9Fh7vKyNejhV6PGy54wOdAdtdswM/s3873/Holding%20tank%20day%201.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3873" data-original-width="3873" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUPOI2HSkQ3_57ZktvBf1UqtcjALQ2yGMBq95V9wb7xTeiV1H7iw5KuS9eV3Xk-Iqr_r11SB3s8uZBDkfh66X87Wv0_PGBsGw8i-szevSY8xKyu-_XlJIU7O1z4eJhfyPh9WYjCqKMesaXqdvq-1i_op8FM9DY-R9Fh7vKyNejhV6PGy54wOdAdtdswM/s320/Holding%20tank%20day%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of a long days work (finished at 19:00),<br />the pipe to the filter needs a clip to hold it up so it <br />would drain back to the tank if any water got in.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Apart from that I made good progress, <p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The panelling in the heads is out and most of the black mould behind removed, the rest will go when I have moved some pipework.</li><li>The tank is mounted with a substantial block underneath that is bolted through the bulkhead to support it.</li><li>Inlet connected at the tank end and taken through to where the diverter will go.</li><li>Vacuum pump out piping completed, the head lining hides the deck fitting and just needed a small piece taken out on the aft edge for the pipe to go through. </li><li>The filter is fitted to the bulk head and the inlet pipe fitted, it is close to the head lining but to change the filter the headline can easily come down, its held up by Velcro, and there is oodles of space above (where I had thought to put the filter).</li></ul><p></p><p>The pump will go under the former port bunk, I have it home and it's now fitted to a mounting board ready to install. The locker lid has been shortened to open past the tank, the off cut will go back in with the waste pipe going through it. I'm now waiting for the diverter valve to be delivered and I should be able to finish the job in another long day.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hSHFYQnLFgPi0wKvG4-Zij5nRh8GCxya_Xdkokfo4W0vJXZtDBKxVjjoECViBWcoHZJC7PrvS2FLPilBah0RP7Vb1Ck-sJMbGV0w2kLKLWLc-xYYGrqCdr8Fe79njrcAWwWdoNlKm9Wt6tEvaoTlVAhWANxuCOduQ_VEgocM4XbGLgH9EXVY8Nv047U/s3264/IMG_0746.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hSHFYQnLFgPi0wKvG4-Zij5nRh8GCxya_Xdkokfo4W0vJXZtDBKxVjjoECViBWcoHZJC7PrvS2FLPilBah0RP7Vb1Ck-sJMbGV0w2kLKLWLc-xYYGrqCdr8Fe79njrcAWwWdoNlKm9Wt6tEvaoTlVAhWANxuCOduQ_VEgocM4XbGLgH9EXVY8Nv047U/w400-h300/IMG_0746.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main problem fitting the tank lower was difficulty in siting the<br />pump out fitting to get the pipe to the tank without interfering <br />with the inlet pipe or getting in the way. In the end I put it on the edge <br />of the coach roof rather than on the deck. Further inboard would have <br />given a good lead but then there would be nowhere to put the filter <br />with the bottom of the unit and pipes above the tank and outlet in<br />the chain locker.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC9VdW1Xx0HEGhBES1_N1EOW2g3kd-ke3VerP25zDPJNTBk7c1IreBJbsRfJyfgLNMr0Z2x71wwoSvPyWa-tY9qBc-GkXrj7rZRYD759Bby4o93wXnpq-7qWTOqotUYC17y3_4iJk9OdzEjG1yVWkqGiHSgOL5mhR84V_J1A-2hU4cXpRAp2yLu4Iz8g/s4608/DSCF1946.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC9VdW1Xx0HEGhBES1_N1EOW2g3kd-ke3VerP25zDPJNTBk7c1IreBJbsRfJyfgLNMr0Z2x71wwoSvPyWa-tY9qBc-GkXrj7rZRYD759Bby4o93wXnpq-7qWTOqotUYC17y3_4iJk9OdzEjG1yVWkqGiHSgOL5mhR84V_J1A-2hU4cXpRAp2yLu4Iz8g/w400-h300/DSCF1946.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fitted unit, I was quite pleased with the neat fit to the<br />Treadmaster anti-slip pad.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_AFet2v1LQOkExcOTZMGEPgHjajFcGucwKB6s9jsMwSbNRez3txyIPsEiMbToyyyDB60ZPmh8XBhuuN12cyThZx3Xf4jVbOUPHVgAkVow4bmO_4XGYbgW5Y0CACFgdybtZsLpcUkZwbFd14wTb09Gvj5HOJcpxKwhNwLGE_wJ9HzKTzbfJZAgLzgHt4/s672/Screenshot%202023-10-29%20124739.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="672" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_AFet2v1LQOkExcOTZMGEPgHjajFcGucwKB6s9jsMwSbNRez3txyIPsEiMbToyyyDB60ZPmh8XBhuuN12cyThZx3Xf4jVbOUPHVgAkVow4bmO_4XGYbgW5Y0CACFgdybtZsLpcUkZwbFd14wTb09Gvj5HOJcpxKwhNwLGE_wJ9HzKTzbfJZAgLzgHt4/w400-h353/Screenshot%202023-10-29%20124739.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As fitted.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/10/installing-holding-tank-installation_22.html">Click here for days 2 and 3.</a></div><div><br /><br /></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-43574295263005126832023-10-22T13:50:00.026+00:002023-12-25T15:16:00.839+00:00Installing a holding tank - Installation, Days 2 & 3<p>It was a bit of s struggle getting hoses on, even with lots of hot water, but I got there in the end.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydWgU3OhGvf4C3euj7z4dIodygQtNr5pmBdFF9FJ_dwMqaQTeYDKEs0nt3M1pPTMXL3gKMQEaWDUPaH52G40aUcMhY1ftByqZSj-XzuWmU-j70YYfbvDVBqqmQfObpl-xX64_SMhTyyGNxKr9kRNRy6GnwZ4oIeQpdlLNFSVlf4HehOvaeyt_9Q8nbro/s4627/DSCF1960.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4627" data-original-width="3481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydWgU3OhGvf4C3euj7z4dIodygQtNr5pmBdFF9FJ_dwMqaQTeYDKEs0nt3M1pPTMXL3gKMQEaWDUPaH52G40aUcMhY1ftByqZSj-XzuWmU-j70YYfbvDVBqqmQfObpl-xX64_SMhTyyGNxKr9kRNRy6GnwZ4oIeQpdlLNFSVlf4HehOvaeyt_9Q8nbro/w301-h400/DSCF1960.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a "Y" junction bottom left leading to the<br />seacock, the holding tank outlet pipe going behind <br />the bowl, the direct outlet is waiting to be cut and <br />connected to the diverter via the anti-syphon loop.<br />The green pipe is for the automatic bilge pump</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituKMOsqvSPTpompbcWKykLxdlZRhhJrygik6rqU3_9cUvw5bsLLCWHhfmlA5md9Bg-5SUji7JrbCleYAEr8aveXCTn6_aYwn6uWXXrYRzxDcSWkyQZB82Tan8r7wztR5xLYpODO6gCq-eSbmeM0RebVAPkDkSax_1J7O56cDsgEooyWBvlG42MwMrm4c/s4608/DSCF1968.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituKMOsqvSPTpompbcWKykLxdlZRhhJrygik6rqU3_9cUvw5bsLLCWHhfmlA5md9Bg-5SUji7JrbCleYAEr8aveXCTn6_aYwn6uWXXrYRzxDcSWkyQZB82Tan8r7wztR5xLYpODO6gCq-eSbmeM0RebVAPkDkSax_1J7O56cDsgEooyWBvlG42MwMrm4c/w300-h400/DSCF1968.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting the diverter straight and fixed to the panel<br />was the biggest struggle mainly due to lack of <br />room plus stiff pipes and pipe connections that<br />would not rotate (with jubilee clips slack).</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT8c-0_OwJB83ujBSz19RaawTiaQT81VPyxf48hI0GEwuoMBLpLoaFxUr5fTPzeEH2vnrY6GHTZM6YKP65yimjf77bVCFbHz2aV5Vkodm3n_ToxLzoX0QRGeIb6KupjjrrBhr1lnq3Mfe0qCtDA6bn9nbsxWxY4VVJ6OPnNzJYbNBAumx7LbdC8MtmyY/s4608/DSCF1971.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT8c-0_OwJB83ujBSz19RaawTiaQT81VPyxf48hI0GEwuoMBLpLoaFxUr5fTPzeEH2vnrY6GHTZM6YKP65yimjf77bVCFbHz2aV5Vkodm3n_ToxLzoX0QRGeIb6KupjjrrBhr1lnq3Mfe0qCtDA6bn9nbsxWxY4VVJ6OPnNzJYbNBAumx7LbdC8MtmyY/w300-h400/DSCF1971.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished job. The board left is a drop down table,<br />rarely used now that I wear a beard so don't need it <br />shaving using the mirror out of picture right. If I<br />venture into the Baltic or some other areas I will<br />have to put an eye on the panel to "lock" (probably with<br />a cable tie) the diverter to feed to the tank as is required<br />in places to prevent an accidental discharge.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dTkE0Hr9AnOWP7xfS_79tBDXiOlY7-wBBxjvpyMJqlle7a0Xz6rx5VBOexOB6CD3DLRx0IZ3HZH-qQ03sXnG0jWithuhFINjZkYbGU7aTL-lCibw3v42hDUZZrBl_Lct34sJ0hOqLMRb6swYrHKOc9IumhHgM6x1kexT6E3tuOR90X90WmkoLaYMQQI/s4666/DSCF1974.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3533" data-original-width="4666" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dTkE0Hr9AnOWP7xfS_79tBDXiOlY7-wBBxjvpyMJqlle7a0Xz6rx5VBOexOB6CD3DLRx0IZ3HZH-qQ03sXnG0jWithuhFINjZkYbGU7aTL-lCibw3v42hDUZZrBl_Lct34sJ0hOqLMRb6swYrHKOc9IumhHgM6x1kexT6E3tuOR90X90WmkoLaYMQQI/w400-h303/DSCF1974.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The holding tank and filter fully plumbed in, the breather goes <br />to the chain locker as there is insufficient freeboard to put it <br />through the hull without a high risk of getting water in the filter.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoVx6nSmC4df0sIq8DL37Fcuh1SSlnY_6S-l_JBvsygykMCyj6djsybgz4lngk_RApP12k2NkY2eQ5aRUCrRN2iWacAuV3LqW0ozWDv6sbLbmkfxksPK0iOQkVqVBRIiUcSYJxsdWhao6_ho2PewA6II_ABHSQrAs0JYEewH7oyf_eF58dO4DEPHhU2c/s4608/DSCF1953.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoVx6nSmC4df0sIq8DL37Fcuh1SSlnY_6S-l_JBvsygykMCyj6djsybgz4lngk_RApP12k2NkY2eQ5aRUCrRN2iWacAuV3LqW0ozWDv6sbLbmkfxksPK0iOQkVqVBRIiUcSYJxsdWhao6_ho2PewA6II_ABHSQrAs0JYEewH7oyf_eF58dO4DEPHhU2c/w400-h300/DSCF1953.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Henderson Mk 5 pump in position with the ball valve left.<br />All plastic components are by Trudesign, the seacocks are genuine<br />bronze (not DZR Brass) by "Blakes". The pump is capable of <br />emptying the tank in less than 30 seconds. Lots of jubilee clips,<br /> doubled for all connections below the water line or hidden are<br />needed for piece of mind and to keep surveyors and insurance <br />companies happy.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGx6CWrHfGJxhuAdMLcQSvlR_G718FmCiFT0bTZn2-_K1nKCN6GPWC3iT7vnjuGLjAaoIf56rYt2QwF_iLAlHFJesohjIdIm2Uq7EdFYF5-1ixiC1zp1ATnH2l_coQ1RXdMCxCSaxre7LmDCEaC-JLxrLh5uxxctDKN9LgQbmaEOwB5p3Xx5r1Tpf4H3I/s4830/DSCF1973.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3757" data-original-width="4830" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGx6CWrHfGJxhuAdMLcQSvlR_G718FmCiFT0bTZn2-_K1nKCN6GPWC3iT7vnjuGLjAaoIf56rYt2QwF_iLAlHFJesohjIdIm2Uq7EdFYF5-1ixiC1zp1ATnH2l_coQ1RXdMCxCSaxre7LmDCEaC-JLxrLh5uxxctDKN9LgQbmaEOwB5p3Xx5r1Tpf4H3I/w400-h311/DSCF1973.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hatch, installed <a href="https://mbnb5.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-revamped-forepeak.html" target="_blank">when I converted the forepeak to a wet area </a><br />had to be butchered, I can still get my spare washboards in the<br />locker but I'll have to find somewhere else for the spare tiller. For access <br />I'll need to keep this area reasonably free of obstructions so things I might<br /> need quickly or regularly are going to live in the locker.</td></tr></tbody></table>All together it took about 3 days but I had the advantage of my work some years ago replacing the original vanity unit and installing panelling and the electric conversion to the toilet.<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkdXICOlUX8-FS0DiWL3S0J_DcEhpHAYMM02pSbIJa7vvyjPzTmBHCszUfu3-rgMgkc57-M_ZRIvwFePx_9Ti_FO5ZKY49M0YMwWc1zVWLwQfzu14BoU23NgHNmtOYcLxHVY278qCasABFg21aRDfkSV1LrMD0cSOjuxR_3YH4NCqRUwPUg_rZWq336I/s2048/IMG_0038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkdXICOlUX8-FS0DiWL3S0J_DcEhpHAYMM02pSbIJa7vvyjPzTmBHCszUfu3-rgMgkc57-M_ZRIvwFePx_9Ti_FO5ZKY49M0YMwWc1zVWLwQfzu14BoU23NgHNmtOYcLxHVY278qCasABFg21aRDfkSV1LrMD0cSOjuxR_3YH4NCqRUwPUg_rZWq336I/w300-h400/IMG_0038.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Servicing the clean water input side of the unit, <br />the output side was not as straightforward.</td></tr></tbody></table>As I was working in the area a deep service on the 5 year old macerator seemed to be a sensible idea, unfortunately it as not straightforward; two slot headed machine screws were unmovable, I ended up bringing it home, drilling off the heads, disassembling, bending the 650mm M5 machine screws through c 90 degrees and using the bend to get leverage to free them after applying lots of penetrating oil. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately nothing was damaged so it only cost a couple of bolts, lots of swearing, several hours and a "wasted" visit to the boat when I tried to do the service whilst on board.</div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-92151810394622736002023-09-29T12:15:00.013+00:002023-12-30T16:17:26.755+00:00ABC 2 - The Crinan Canal and the Clyde Puffer<div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote><blockquote>The second of what may be an occasional series for "ABC" the Magazine of the parishes of Chesterton, Little Chesterton, Middleton Stoney and Wendlebury. Jan 2024 edition. With some additional pictures.</blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U2StvMmr8U-uY7caadbfC9n3lhZ0_5XQJmWlfbyvewHjdVU__X0i0L-D5HQVDxxS3B1aHFHn4YpQj4fS_Q-s-jeLBB50ydWx3O83pYOFen0GPdpGl8yTMxwchehn9fx9sxS639S6WCfLskX_mjqWolqr0x-PgH5UzHJtvElhx7_S-v32Lwuy9l4sPao/s1518/Crinan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1518" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U2StvMmr8U-uY7caadbfC9n3lhZ0_5XQJmWlfbyvewHjdVU__X0i0L-D5HQVDxxS3B1aHFHn4YpQj4fS_Q-s-jeLBB50ydWx3O83pYOFen0GPdpGl8yTMxwchehn9fx9sxS639S6WCfLskX_mjqWolqr0x-PgH5UzHJtvElhx7_S-v32Lwuy9l4sPao/w400-h229/Crinan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My track approaching and through the Canal in 2021.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zIWFE7uaetGrbN8Ng-zgXH8RnNT6irZv-QHsLfZHl3OoiENzNJT1pVJNZk2OWbuKgZDij7kAUxqFmKqw4TW30Bl28t-HsFiG1o7c55W8PO24TfVVy1s8ttI0eqPLkHHw4WS2QowEwHifaOFj2GaiFn2-oipYW89csc4H8SFm370qiX8zxpUBc7dwQgg/s6016/Crinan%20(66).JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zIWFE7uaetGrbN8Ng-zgXH8RnNT6irZv-QHsLfZHl3OoiENzNJT1pVJNZk2OWbuKgZDij7kAUxqFmKqw4TW30Bl28t-HsFiG1o7c55W8PO24TfVVy1s8ttI0eqPLkHHw4WS2QowEwHifaOFj2GaiFn2-oipYW89csc4H8SFm370qiX8zxpUBc7dwQgg/w266-h400/Crinan%20(66).JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the Canal at Crinan.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was storm bound in the Port Ellen marina Islay, had failed to reach St Kilda and was too late to get to a sailing event starting in Wales, so I decided to compensate by going through the Crinan Canal, a trip often recommended.<div><br /><div><div>The canal runs for 9 miles between Crinan and Ardrishaig providing a short cut avoiding the often dangerous Mull of Kintyre, easing the trip between Glasgow, the Scottish islands and the coastal villages. </div><div><br /></div><div>The route was surveyed by James Watt in 1771 and built between 1794 and 1801 at a cost of £11m in today’s money, it opened in 1809 after being bailed out by the government following problems with the banks and a poor water supply. </div><div><br /></div><div>The canal can accommodate boats up to 88ft x 20ft with a freshwater draft of 8’ 10” (saltwater draft of about 8’ 5”), less in dry weather. <br /><br />Steam vessels started to use it in the 1850s, the most common type in the late 1900s would become the Clyde Puffer; those of a certain age may remember the BBC series based on the short stories of Neil Munro, “The Tales of Para Handy” the devious skipper of the Puffer “Vital Spark”. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEasEG2eLuimpUtvFxXPFKmbEgcHsxeJrcefmT1kdNKC6SRzlh_X9QI5MDLgUZD9YQhHEjtAh6YBtK6d1wtE3-YagFLpxmiqPL-TBd5fvnXsXOT3K3ErwgnZg5chOcQ-aTaJ6viXTkBypvKoDpiC9_nTGVm1CYbDrgnhTmQVxubXZgSTNSNl6fNfMYdo/s6048/Crinan%20(48).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4048" data-original-width="6048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEasEG2eLuimpUtvFxXPFKmbEgcHsxeJrcefmT1kdNKC6SRzlh_X9QI5MDLgUZD9YQhHEjtAh6YBtK6d1wtE3-YagFLpxmiqPL-TBd5fvnXsXOT3K3ErwgnZg5chOcQ-aTaJ6viXTkBypvKoDpiC9_nTGVm1CYbDrgnhTmQVxubXZgSTNSNl6fNfMYdo/w400-h268/Crinan%20(48).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clyde Puffer VIC 32 (right) in the Crinan basin of the canal.</td></tr></tbody></table>Originally the type was used only in fresh water, mainly the Clyde and Forth canal, and did not have condensers, steam went straight to the funnel which resulted in puffs of steam and smoke and a puffing sound. The name stuck when condensers were installed to recirculate fresh water so they could be used at sea. These vessels, a generic type rather than a standard design, made a huge difference to communities in the Islands and elsewhere, especially those without a good harbour. Flat bottomed, the Puffers would be beached on a falling tide and using their own derrick offload supplies and load with products to be exported then float off on the next tide. <br /><br />During WWI Puffers were used to supply warships and in 1939 the navy needed more self-powered lighters to service the fleet. Rather than design anew, to avoid using major shipyards and for quick results the existing Puffer designs were used and orders placed with numerous small yards many of which had experience building them. Over 100 were built and were known by their VIC (Victualling Inshore Craft) number. Most of the surviving Puffers have had their steam engines replaced by diesel engines, VIC 32 pictured above in the canal is one of the few retaining the original coal fired steam engine.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn08U7bUbHkOvrzO8uoxK53FO7yonMXKSVDi9XbKQmlJHtXmDsr2U-GwqMWU1XhW6GEN8TSKxGcY9Gp2AuPnWYPzgWwo_CGY_hFhNVzexjWrXvZv5UI9IYiBdY4DLPVJ6mp0BSNjaDbUfzg7nacrDzJVJ_PuGHtWQtDeVp59Tp2wa1mL4YtG3sLVCKFwQ/s5621/Crinan%20(25)%20pan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="5621" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn08U7bUbHkOvrzO8uoxK53FO7yonMXKSVDi9XbKQmlJHtXmDsr2U-GwqMWU1XhW6GEN8TSKxGcY9Gp2AuPnWYPzgWwo_CGY_hFhNVzexjWrXvZv5UI9IYiBdY4DLPVJ6mp0BSNjaDbUfzg7nacrDzJVJ_PuGHtWQtDeVp59Tp2wa1mL4YtG3sLVCKFwQ/w400-h143/Crinan%20(25)%20pan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing the second swing bridge after leaving Crinan.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Now canal staff operate the modern powered gates of the locks at each end of the Canal and the seven bridges, apart from that you are on your own to operate the eleven manual locks. That requires two people (now three are mandated if you don’t have a “Pilot”), one on the boat and one ashore. Being single handed I hired a “Pilot” who took and cast off my mooring lines, operated the lock, then went ahead on a push bike to do the same on the next lock.<br /><blockquote><div></div></blockquote><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNAQYZUdpNGf09KgBflzl9_CkO3VlOUvSNOlDQmzbDWa6x_7JKoEhrnRT0gWufr7NxLo5jB_dODL0J2-iR44a0WdSlgzkGgnPZBYOKdMFlMMS8W2nFXbmPsCkr1vtc2mJj7B2h-IlCaKH7iwd4luLXqK12a-eG__M5WlQi91G01jSRHVz4ahsfOPNaAE/s6069/Crinan%20(18)%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="6069" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNAQYZUdpNGf09KgBflzl9_CkO3VlOUvSNOlDQmzbDWa6x_7JKoEhrnRT0gWufr7NxLo5jB_dODL0J2-iR44a0WdSlgzkGgnPZBYOKdMFlMMS8W2nFXbmPsCkr1vtc2mJj7B2h-IlCaKH7iwd4luLXqK12a-eG__M5WlQi91G01jSRHVz4ahsfOPNaAE/w400-h163/Crinan%20(18)%20crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Lock 13 heading east and waiting for a boat in lock 12 coming <br />the other way.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>The full story of this trip anti-clock wise around GB <a href="https://mbnb5.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-2021-season-here-we-go.html">starts here</a>, the passage through the canal with more words and pictures <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2021/06/round-gb-2021-day-53-eilean-dubh-to.html">is here</a>. </div></div></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-66662797057489060552023-09-28T07:50:00.009+00:002023-10-01T09:00:52.847+00:00Why did the RYA drop splicing from the sylabus?<p>Years ago we taught basic splicing of 3 strand rope and basic whipping as part of both the the RYA dinghy and offshore syllabuses.</p><p>But no longer, and I have never really understood why. </p><p>I just made up a new rope - chain - rope bridle, the rope to chain splices are the easiest there are and the eye splices are not much harder, by using a reel-end of 16mm rope (and 1 metre of new 10mm grade 40 chain) I saved about £90 or more than two thirds of the cost of buying it made up.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz_5HeboDZqiTvCcWQVz8GcLrcQORExd3hWqral6iHjOUXDjY1lue6TT1R3U-Ozkt0IPXBHF4flbLYI47vxYIipH58hI8xf-56E7FanlDxaKIEigv9Vztsxx-OauPEiAvMFZ8LPLe5abDlXvBtPpA4xWCyrxGp8IPiOMeP9JzT1nn9Ss8ufXJ6ZxO3us/s1504/rope%20chain%20rope.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz_5HeboDZqiTvCcWQVz8GcLrcQORExd3hWqral6iHjOUXDjY1lue6TT1R3U-Ozkt0IPXBHF4flbLYI47vxYIipH58hI8xf-56E7FanlDxaKIEigv9Vztsxx-OauPEiAvMFZ8LPLe5abDlXvBtPpA4xWCyrxGp8IPiOMeP9JzT1nn9Ss8ufXJ6ZxO3us/w400-h266/rope%20chain%20rope.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rope - chain - rope bridle, ideal for mooring to a buoy with <br />a ring or chain on the top or to a pile. The break load is over 5 tonnes. <br />Chaff protection at the fairleads will be added when I go to the boat. <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2022/08/how-to-secure-to-visitors-buoy.html" target="_blank">I<br />also have one with 8mm chain</a> that is easier to set up, especially<br />through chain.</td></tr></tbody></table>Splicing braid on braid rope is more complicated but quite satisfying to do once you have cracked it and given the number of splices on a boat can save a lot of cash.John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-72238272909493019312023-09-23T08:29:00.015+00:002023-12-30T16:17:55.398+00:00ABC 1 - Sailing to St Kilda<p></p><blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;">The first of what may be an occasional series for "ABC" the Magazine of the parishes of Chesterton, Little Chesterton, Middleton Stoney and Wendlebury, October 2023 edition with larger and additional pictures.</blockquote></blockquote><p></p><p>Although few get there, many cruising types have St Kilda on their “Bucket List”, partly the attraction is the landscape and the wildlife including unique species, one of the world’s largest Gannet colonies and the largest colonies of Fulmars and Puffins in Great Britain, all sadly now depleted by Bird Flu.</p><p>But mainly it is the challenge of getting there. First, it is a long way, especially for those of us sailing small boats solo from the south coast; then there is the weather and the rough seas.</p><p>The Sounds of Barra and Harris are the only way through the islands. Both are torturous with strong unpredictable tides and get dangerous in stronger winds that are frequent in the area, and in such conditions the ways round to the north or south don’t bare thinking about so, with few places of shelter on the west coast, a rare period of settled weather is needed to get to St Kilda. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8-xn0_qtpnXxNdDdD0AuhZVABFCy8qDmIczSNJNOLdDeHo6ETabe54ERL8fhFqmBmLqAq7OKYq5Orcxl2nq2ME0bhFhVk9RtIkPVBjQPbOOtCV9Y6s9LyUT6o6lDZQ-0eLkdcSw15_b3_HdmMpWgTOnd51UzWNw9Qc1X5nDV9fuEjsjrcGyz99BxFMw/s2160/Sound%20of%20Harris%20east%20bound.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8-xn0_qtpnXxNdDdD0AuhZVABFCy8qDmIczSNJNOLdDeHo6ETabe54ERL8fhFqmBmLqAq7OKYq5Orcxl2nq2ME0bhFhVk9RtIkPVBjQPbOOtCV9Y6s9LyUT6o6lDZQ-0eLkdcSw15_b3_HdmMpWgTOnd51UzWNw9Qc1X5nDV9fuEjsjrcGyz99BxFMw/w400-h300/Sound%20of%20Harris%20east%20bound.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The NW part of the Stanton Channel through the Sound of Harris</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh8uMMEHWx3VCgG9hErRXrj1wisfQO-7vR1uPnflW9HD_vWscyU-UOz6EOxFjlxCHb_HPzELfLAzh6NlF5MkX_7I7aTGWAB0Gx3wEF07rIfhtZqd-H9ST8PnqZqjTYRsmnp59gwcp911lYCxIQzfr3yCq144Gb7onlEjij2ttiFwvLc2KkKKPUDQKg0A/s2160/Cope%20Passage%20&%20Ferry%20route.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1620" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh8uMMEHWx3VCgG9hErRXrj1wisfQO-7vR1uPnflW9HD_vWscyU-UOz6EOxFjlxCHb_HPzELfLAzh6NlF5MkX_7I7aTGWAB0Gx3wEF07rIfhtZqd-H9ST8PnqZqjTYRsmnp59gwcp911lYCxIQzfr3yCq144Gb7onlEjij2ttiFwvLc2KkKKPUDQKg0A/w300-h400/Cope%20Passage%20&%20Ferry%20route.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The route from my anchorage to the Stanton <br />Channel, the route from the south east is not<br />as complicated.</td></tr></tbody></table>Then there is the island itself, 40 miles further out in the Atlantic at 57 Degrees 50 minutes North, it is subject to swell that can come from the Arctic or Canada or both at the same time. This can quickly make Village Bay, the only serious anchorage, untenable as can any easterly wind. To get there you therefore need an extended period of good weather over a wide area as did the original inhabitants of St Kilda who were frequently cut off for many months at a time.</div><div><p>In 2021 I hoped to include St Kilda in my second solo circumnavigation of GB but reaching Stornoway under time pressure to get to a sailing event in Wales, I skipped St Kilda and still missed the event. In 2022 I made a more determined effort, it took 39 days, to reach South Uist but weather systems developing in the Atlantic could have trapped me there for weeks, so I went to Plockton on the mainland (where the TV series Hamish Macbeth was filmed) and after 3 weeks, with no prospect of improvement I gave up and got home after 89 days.</p><p>In 2023 I set off again and made better time getting to Tobermory on Mull in 32 days. Prospects looked good so on the 19th May I crossed the Sea of the Hebrides to Vatersay at the southern end of the Western Isles.</p><p>Scottish waters are always good for seeing marine mammals, but this leg was exceptional; in 58 nautical miles I had 3 sightings of Minke Whales, more than in the previous 5 years together, there were Dolphins most of the way over and at least 200 in one super pod northwest of Coll, a pod of Killer Whales [fortunately, unlike their Iberian cousins, without a taste for boat rudders], a Basking Shark and Seals as I arrived in Vatersay Bay. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9erSaKUSgm5TW_9hap7KcHoIdtdi7xDeiYMh5mzsBJQu6odPu4UfAW9TU5-spE5Wv9R8G-XMc9XsedT7ATEcYulDL1gm9Imp9gJQDBQFwmMl5mq1dUGyu3h_ZL_SbvUMgBPXpCGGN1W4VhlLuAkQUZBMdvy-b9LTCaNqDbmDnVIjBCCTSS4pJTvr9rQ/s6016/Minkie%20Whale%20Firth%20of%20Lorn%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9erSaKUSgm5TW_9hap7KcHoIdtdi7xDeiYMh5mzsBJQu6odPu4UfAW9TU5-spE5Wv9R8G-XMc9XsedT7ATEcYulDL1gm9Imp9gJQDBQFwmMl5mq1dUGyu3h_ZL_SbvUMgBPXpCGGN1W4VhlLuAkQUZBMdvy-b9LTCaNqDbmDnVIjBCCTSS4pJTvr9rQ/w400-h266/Minkie%20Whale%20Firth%20of%20Lorn%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11.88px;">A Minke Whale, this one in the Firth of Lorn on my return, it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11.88px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11.88px;">was a good year for seeing whales, there were also many in the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11.88px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11.88px;">sound of Harris (pics on the blog, link below)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz5gH7523_RDB42mvxoKc0lfPeZmCqV41cVuoF6amqE_2q47wJsaTs8Ry9s6Jj6QB3CF2rClRZufYRBabTagFuqadxHzeRE1F2lhJVqjQGRx7EMSgOdpKVss9cB5X7S36bF0T2smV1ZUih0spTSh0bqUDOpWEs2Jox9T2jfLQNmJesqW0bYIitI2RTko/s6016/Minkie%20Whale%20Firth%20of%20Lorn%20(3).JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz5gH7523_RDB42mvxoKc0lfPeZmCqV41cVuoF6amqE_2q47wJsaTs8Ry9s6Jj6QB3CF2rClRZufYRBabTagFuqadxHzeRE1F2lhJVqjQGRx7EMSgOdpKVss9cB5X7S36bF0T2smV1ZUih0spTSh0bqUDOpWEs2Jox9T2jfLQNmJesqW0bYIitI2RTko/w400-h266/Minkie%20Whale%20Firth%20of%20Lorn%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With a weather window possibly opening the next week I headed north to The Sound of Harris via Barra, South and North Uist. Then I was off to St Kilda.<p></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy-1SZfMlVDpbdcVOBr5-pfzVubVS9-VcaMaJMdbWF7MMg2iW8R5BkrnPbB_jl-waSkZ6CP3L1Dc5QmShUee91YzNs9SSwJHENi-sXWYvO5hgIsQkl3WXznQl9BsQSsy9yNptPdPBa60PEm7LXsqDYIrfr45MGh6tpzMILm6X31fc0aENhOwo4zKv9Lk/s6016/Approaching%20Village%20Bay%20anchorage,%20St%20Kilda%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy-1SZfMlVDpbdcVOBr5-pfzVubVS9-VcaMaJMdbWF7MMg2iW8R5BkrnPbB_jl-waSkZ6CP3L1Dc5QmShUee91YzNs9SSwJHENi-sXWYvO5hgIsQkl3WXznQl9BsQSsy9yNptPdPBa60PEm7LXsqDYIrfr45MGh6tpzMILm6X31fc0aENhOwo4zKv9Lk/w400-h266/Approaching%20Village%20Bay%20anchorage,%20St%20Kilda%20(13).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at the Village Bay anchorage, Hirta (St Kilda).</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Hirta (aka St Kilda) is the largest of four islands and several stacks in the dual World Heritage Site and the only one to be inhabited. It is around 1,300 acres, about 78% of the total area of the archipelago. Initially inhabited at least 4,000 years ago, at the peak there were up to 180 people there, by 1851 it was down to 112 and the last 36 left in 1930 largely because of repeated illnesses brought on by increased external contact. Ironically, they were resettled to work with the Scottish Forestry Commission when some would never have seen a tree. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_edjYJyveOVSNUD5au6z2P1vCgMWusf4fu8cGAuxrycyu0xMMCLD6YJ5xlG6ZNFGRQ25UlSQUQ2L62soUrTe25adSxMCKYX16-hbrKzaY3snD3T_35KcpkrXhTScKf4fjnhRWz9rBoimHroPZFkg_9kQaTU9I6r6f8NBHYsElxUfZ_aSVHGAOUc1aUrM/s311/Cleit.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="311" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_edjYJyveOVSNUD5au6z2P1vCgMWusf4fu8cGAuxrycyu0xMMCLD6YJ5xlG6ZNFGRQ25UlSQUQ2L62soUrTe25adSxMCKYX16-hbrKzaY3snD3T_35KcpkrXhTScKf4fjnhRWz9rBoimHroPZFkg_9kQaTU9I6r6f8NBHYsElxUfZ_aSVHGAOUc1aUrM/w200-h168/Cleit.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the more accessible cleitean.</td></tr></tbody></table>Life was extremely hard, fishing was limited by the lack of a harbour, rough seas and deep water locally also farming could produce little, so the main foods were sea birds and their eggs gathered swinging from ropes on sheer sea cliffs up to 1,400ft, the highest in UK. </div><div><br /></div><div>Food was stored in over a 1,300 “cleitean” unique small stone storage structures that litter the steep hill sides.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC3B3fJa3QIx_qUuyJ42V_ApDCuxPT6LZyxE4AoSbVxW686SrlM4-8I1eO2i8p2PiH9ckMumgW479PinW5-KjSesFBrv8zZ5ejwhTHsaWveaSJ3aiaIJ0TL4hH8yOZt3zF382E_Qupy9X3xtlBzOZkzq5YC-0YxVfKOho_nAFvvyFsadvPYJNgV6CEWs/s2128/IMGP5219%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="2128" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC3B3fJa3QIx_qUuyJ42V_ApDCuxPT6LZyxE4AoSbVxW686SrlM4-8I1eO2i8p2PiH9ckMumgW479PinW5-KjSesFBrv8zZ5ejwhTHsaWveaSJ3aiaIJ0TL4hH8yOZt3zF382E_Qupy9X3xtlBzOZkzq5YC-0YxVfKOho_nAFvvyFsadvPYJNgV6CEWs/w400-h400/IMGP5219%20crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some not so accessible Cleitean . Part of the ruined village and<br />accommodation for the contractors manning the tracking<br />station for the nearby missile firing range.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The trip took 76 days and covered 1,885 nautical miles (2,173 statute) and although it was generally cold until day 58, I only lost 11 days to the weather.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720309442420" title="2023 Taransay to St Kilda"><img alt="2023 Taransay to St Kilda" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53013073979_233d6a3ee8.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;">Slide show of pictures arriving and at St Kilda.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/02/2023-plans.html">Click here for the day by day description of the whole trip.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/06/2023-may-29th-day-46-opsay-basin-to.html">Click here for the trip starting from the Sound of Harris.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-67740288973414695812023-09-11T13:31:00.035+00:002024-01-28T10:54:55.795+00:002023 8th September, A dash home, stats for 2023 and what to do in 2024.<p>I was all geared up for Guernsey on Thursday but the forecast was for very light winds and fog so, as mentioned in the previous post, I stayed put in Hope Cove; then just after 8 pm I got a phone call, The Lady Wife had fallen and broken her hip. </p><p>So after a quick check of the tide atlas to make sure it was sensible to leave immediately, the anchor was weighed in about 10 minutes (when at anchor I keep the boat pretty much ready for sea with the engine ready to start in case of a dragging anchor or other emergency), it was a 20 hour motor back to the Solent. </p><p>I was fortunate that on the neap tide I had an adverse current for only a couple of hours by which time I was almost at Start Point, thanks to the new anti-foul and a calm sea I was motoring easily at better than 6 knots, even with the dinghy in tow. I couldn't get past Portland on one tide but I did have a favourable tide past The Needles and through the Solent to be back on my mooring at 17:00.</p><p>The bad news was that most of the way, almost to The Needles Fairway buoy, there was mist and patchy fog, sometimes with visibility down to a cable or so, that meant I was on an intensive radar and visual watch all the way - very tiring.</p><p>It was too late to get home that night, even if I had not been exhausted, so after 9 hours kip I left early on Saturday morning with a long trek home by bus, hike, train and an hours walk (actually hobble is a better description) in 30 degrees because there were no taxies for at least that long. Then to cap it all the car had a puncture as I reached the hospital </p><p>Not the end of season sail I had hoped for!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvccqQf9hFP5UgvHs2Vux4aXQI9YbYpX-K4wowULZAQxImi6uwk5_HCRQpG03Qyfwo_044gms7AeI1gtzsM876V9qIcuIjyb1eGkCOjHRCeIOp_KrAXfMytC9s7JUrNnp29OUaRAtzRtGTKgFtJbpISPclQFaHQbi34jDUt1lu78qpJd0mXvwu4fsDhTs/s5874/IMGP6099.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="5874" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvccqQf9hFP5UgvHs2Vux4aXQI9YbYpX-K4wowULZAQxImi6uwk5_HCRQpG03Qyfwo_044gms7AeI1gtzsM876V9qIcuIjyb1eGkCOjHRCeIOp_KrAXfMytC9s7JUrNnp29OUaRAtzRtGTKgFtJbpISPclQFaHQbi34jDUt1lu78qpJd0mXvwu4fsDhTs/w400-h75/IMGP6099.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waves, sometimes breaking, over the Shingles Bank although <br />there were no significant waves outside. A good reason to take<br />care in adverse conditions,</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziDQtUs-LTQZG6GgPaQvWN0gwc25zqzOHNMOZzKEunjmKgmZYXatK6nyBThpLDvoRNwJXSe6ipDE-yBeODDecGhoJZLy75g1RVOnQE-PKYt3RUOSXsCqhYWSDpSxSCd9h1MdYDPBeMOaUevDCPvKVRCewC1tkLqbsJgNSNxKmp2oTUt_EPKrYkD7v1Tc/s5933/IMGP6100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="5933" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziDQtUs-LTQZG6GgPaQvWN0gwc25zqzOHNMOZzKEunjmKgmZYXatK6nyBThpLDvoRNwJXSe6ipDE-yBeODDecGhoJZLy75g1RVOnQE-PKYt3RUOSXsCqhYWSDpSxSCd9h1MdYDPBeMOaUevDCPvKVRCewC1tkLqbsJgNSNxKmp2oTUt_EPKrYkD7v1Tc/w400-h79/IMGP6100.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4MhT09yUT8rY4WrU3FBZeM3KNv0zSPj1OjIrHiIAWJacrZh0rWQhLC4BuWmqLRj4WL5-S-xLFvKXjk5twjrepGu-gBh_zjSN91H74kbYn50fRtkPuw81a8YG2NSqwt_JFmAuvqJCR7JZ3EmrHasqGO7hryHCc8_ZfnM1XTM2gXCKGDkCMsJu43EFQN0/s5838/IMGP6101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJGeKTLOO1mBcB18M783_nEDxrAfFrwC1FEBQ2kQWNXAfM-_11rpa2t4sxALy6ftUKz76wzH0PUbuOrPSKuAmAsIqinBoEfZ2EYUsiPG98QHd-eco6QmUnHuVzIcDbmHKsS7zmxkRsnjRor_GmZcNu6XHs-WbAtl78NG3yr_O8cB-jVcqfE32w9rJ1AY/s6143/IMGP6106.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4194" data-original-width="6143" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJGeKTLOO1mBcB18M783_nEDxrAfFrwC1FEBQ2kQWNXAfM-_11rpa2t4sxALy6ftUKz76wzH0PUbuOrPSKuAmAsIqinBoEfZ2EYUsiPG98QHd-eco6QmUnHuVzIcDbmHKsS7zmxkRsnjRor_GmZcNu6XHs-WbAtl78NG3yr_O8cB-jVcqfE32w9rJ1AY/w400-h272/IMGP6106.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Paddle Steamer "Waverley" </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5S7LqEQIIyT8288aer2tpOe_lKIdrpYf_C4nfS5YycnvKMpJ4FtYQUfOsjt4BhZC8nQAbCVRcqULpsL1GfLuj0p_vDKdZnZKrCfiBmWOI-49Zr3SghxmpTbM38TGoHx-GvXcy6w2mPBaoMIAkry8cY02rJFb5_smhESTGtCfXv2BwKAG2QqRZv7NPX8/s6016/IMGP6111.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Weather Bound<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">76<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">421<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">1,890<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2,175<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">52<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">54<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">31<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Summer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">34<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">580<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">667<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">110<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">2,470<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">73<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">77<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">45<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">58<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tbody></table><p>33 places visited for the first time.</p><p>Stats for previous years and explanations <a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/p/annual-statistics.html">here</a> or from the top bar.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">2024</h1><div><br /></div><div>I do like to have a "mission" or goal when I sail, next years I think will either be round Ireland or more likely Shetland by a route that will be decided depending on the weather but probably west about so as not to arrive in Orkney and Shetland too early in the year. Wind permitting Sancerre will be dried out for a scrub on March 15th and I'll leave soon thereafter.</div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-73827199641062705652023-09-07T09:52:00.019+00:002023-09-15T07:59:34.617+00:002023 6th September, Days 31 - 32 Plymouth to The Yealm and Hope Cove<p>With light winds forecast for several days and the laundry done I decided to get out of the marina. First stop The Yealm. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpckXG7gXDMRDJ_1s-JgHJORgelQhwYcpHsXvvVSD1LbMRzEGto2GDR0xbFyHbR8weSEM942D-ecZ3nUiTAAV0HjZ5fm3QwGToJamEHMll14t0XmD45Xs8_JtP4WjAOYwKAF8bYzWmUV9lOThRylB8pREUMu2WYVkdvYZamXjFuqhebAmiUldfi-fYOzs/s6016/Mayflower%20Marina.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpckXG7gXDMRDJ_1s-JgHJORgelQhwYcpHsXvvVSD1LbMRzEGto2GDR0xbFyHbR8weSEM942D-ecZ3nUiTAAV0HjZ5fm3QwGToJamEHMll14t0XmD45Xs8_JtP4WjAOYwKAF8bYzWmUV9lOThRylB8pREUMu2WYVkdvYZamXjFuqhebAmiUldfi-fYOzs/w400-h266/Mayflower%20Marina.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayflower Marina, a 3 room (ex bathrooms) flat in that block<br />will knock you back over £400k leasehold and pushing £3k a year<br />in fees and ground rent.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2lUiB6pU2obT2OvgrETOylYsbehVlnk56t-pIvUZ3H-Dc5ysT-J_UMDNAVkYFM2zKPYotLetBAFCsm9ZkcW7RRuRkjutXUr3J7EP0RChFb9TsxgpTaXNgFaEreyaQv3iyW9O6HUmD1TBkrXF1KXlvUMy-yJLX2V6iLXV7XI08OZhilUNVWheggPYo0A/s1139/The%20Yealm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="1139" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2lUiB6pU2obT2OvgrETOylYsbehVlnk56t-pIvUZ3H-Dc5ysT-J_UMDNAVkYFM2zKPYotLetBAFCsm9ZkcW7RRuRkjutXUr3J7EP0RChFb9TsxgpTaXNgFaEreyaQv3iyW9O6HUmD1TBkrXF1KXlvUMy-yJLX2V6iLXV7XI08OZhilUNVWheggPYo0A/w400-h166/The%20Yealm.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yealm entrance has a reputation for being difficult but in benign<br />conditions it requires care but is quite straightforward, except<br />perhaps for dodging a dozen boats leaving as I came in.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimr6WxO4ybyQ7EMhS7ScGn_8wcWymFzV5DjiMUM7Wz6yMiivNd0z29nusngauQdMu0FtZTvHme_kLOwb1ZZ6Vs5zfuTfa3mj7bcliJvrMEt4tq7t6mfifNKWIhL5a8hCP2zG02ZCV7PDu46gsFSIxPMaxzk1svP6Ho1Kk7zbACtJyt6d556cOL_u9-sK0/s6028/The%20Yealm%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4017" data-original-width="6028" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimr6WxO4ybyQ7EMhS7ScGn_8wcWymFzV5DjiMUM7Wz6yMiivNd0z29nusngauQdMu0FtZTvHme_kLOwb1ZZ6Vs5zfuTfa3mj7bcliJvrMEt4tq7t6mfifNKWIhL5a8hCP2zG02ZCV7PDu46gsFSIxPMaxzk1svP6Ho1Kk7zbACtJyt6d556cOL_u9-sK0/w400-h266/The%20Yealm%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just past the 2nd buoy marking the sand bar and about to turn <br />45 degrees left. More pics in the slide show below.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cD85RXBadgZYNO4hH82P03nwkghXymbs57uuOmKVQAPCRjY3oAyW0h_Z_Ho9lUvz-b2uZlyRJasaKUBnHBHXI1P7sO468NdsmyvtgicZYiCHBuYIQER38wQov6hTfbgkYuzWqT6ao5W-cZX-stkDv-fJ3erBLk1KzofPZhYeWC1xG4TYlLuz6Oyqs0w/s6016/The%20Yealm%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cD85RXBadgZYNO4hH82P03nwkghXymbs57uuOmKVQAPCRjY3oAyW0h_Z_Ho9lUvz-b2uZlyRJasaKUBnHBHXI1P7sO468NdsmyvtgicZYiCHBuYIQER38wQov6hTfbgkYuzWqT6ao5W-cZX-stkDv-fJ3erBLk1KzofPZhYeWC1xG4TYlLuz6Oyqs0w/w400-h266/The%20Yealm%20(10).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yealm is very crowded, a couple of spaces on buoys and<br />Pontoons were available but all would require rafting (and £) so<br />I did not stay and moved on to Hope Cove.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfdRdI74iy3rZptXDRc5_P7YmTm7syiQV8eOVwF92VCYwS7ceW8r9laAKfUhc_Qv_gx4y9mIyjeqIPDyypvmRO1ecPXzW3lWUNqbET7WNbcdio8T1esed-hSgYYrA1hsIfmlGNTg_yAEUl9cMQorhHOdnzRc88F60DPGmFEr-fldCpH-erEjEn7QAlIw/s6080/Some%20of%20a%20couple%20of%20dozen%20boats%20heading%20east%20south%20of%20the%20Yealm.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4097" data-original-width="6080" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfdRdI74iy3rZptXDRc5_P7YmTm7syiQV8eOVwF92VCYwS7ceW8r9laAKfUhc_Qv_gx4y9mIyjeqIPDyypvmRO1ecPXzW3lWUNqbET7WNbcdio8T1esed-hSgYYrA1hsIfmlGNTg_yAEUl9cMQorhHOdnzRc88F60DPGmFEr-fldCpH-erEjEn7QAlIw/w400-h270/Some%20of%20a%20couple%20of%20dozen%20boats%20heading%20east%20south%20of%20the%20Yealm.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving the Yealm, Bigbury Bay was very busy with a couple of<br />dozen boats in view, all heading east as the season drew to a close.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQdAbU4iVP64J-MzwYheRqekwRQ3IZjWepD7NOYwPl6yKvM8oKEoPfTzAOWyhe2ZdLq9erJ6olLULfbd0--JN7yya5qoVIxQxymL6f_2ltH6z8BpnqnkskY-y9Uu4Wnb8yPRnLpoVxtPWCi5b7n_cpTW3rjzPRo-YYH3fiRKDuKXjYjnZOP5sPGoRzoU/s4608/Hope%20Cove%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQdAbU4iVP64J-MzwYheRqekwRQ3IZjWepD7NOYwPl6yKvM8oKEoPfTzAOWyhe2ZdLq9erJ6olLULfbd0--JN7yya5qoVIxQxymL6f_2ltH6z8BpnqnkskY-y9Uu4Wnb8yPRnLpoVxtPWCi5b7n_cpTW3rjzPRo-YYH3fiRKDuKXjYjnZOP5sPGoRzoU/w400-h300/Hope%20Cove%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hope Cove from the beach on Wednesday evening.</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><div><b>Thursday morning:</b><div><br /></div><div>There is plenty of wind at the moment but it is forecast to disappear well before I could get to Guernsey and worse there is a risk of fog around the Island tomorrow morning so I am staying put.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzDIgDbuJHebU3FP_m8NicWKuK-Glf-9OOOsOw-JO1HRPxxH6I2jkx352V2sPb5cOJ5trHsLCWeraTKQQdN60bVdLYEdJnV2iyODb6K0GUI-9E2r8TrUnWsgnVHvr8pGqUTN8qrGJIN19fvq8W7kK0P3gJZVYdNdQ5kVBR3SchPYr-j-ihFFWfNyc9CU/s4643/Hope%20Cove%20Thursday%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3503" data-original-width="4643" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzDIgDbuJHebU3FP_m8NicWKuK-Glf-9OOOsOw-JO1HRPxxH6I2jkx352V2sPb5cOJ5trHsLCWeraTKQQdN60bVdLYEdJnV2iyODb6K0GUI-9E2r8TrUnWsgnVHvr8pGqUTN8qrGJIN19fvq8W7kK0P3gJZVYdNdQ5kVBR3SchPYr-j-ihFFWfNyc9CU/w400-h301/Hope%20Cove%20Thursday%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went ashore for an ice cream and even went for a swim, but<br />not for long given how cold the water felt, perhaps its just me<br />getting old. Sancerre on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h0GtlrDWZc2jpE3O5OLFQqpRVPMsjshiOIgQCPxP2o2ZgLt7AGxF5abEn9DZUZZTZqA2SbjgQ9sXHLbkEw_QYklKqdmSAoY6RPahNQGQ28MaMRCFfEjnWAtNzp5aYW8EKsP26xwQXV2lNKI0zzSye5oWdx-UKGXWQWq1C6o6GjDA7TX8sShsYyQXoBg/s1042/mayflower%20yelm%20hope%20cove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1042" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h0GtlrDWZc2jpE3O5OLFQqpRVPMsjshiOIgQCPxP2o2ZgLt7AGxF5abEn9DZUZZTZqA2SbjgQ9sXHLbkEw_QYklKqdmSAoY6RPahNQGQ28MaMRCFfEjnWAtNzp5aYW8EKsP26xwQXV2lNKI0zzSye5oWdx-UKGXWQWq1C6o6GjDA7TX8sShsYyQXoBg/w400-h225/mayflower%20yelm%20hope%20cove.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eighteen miles in four and a quarter hours.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720311033409" title="2023 2 Mayflower to The Yelm and Hope Cove"><img alt="2023 2 Mayflower to The Yelm and Hope Cove" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53170682748_5c670c6cc2.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/09/2023-8th-september-days-33-and-34-dash.html">Click here for a late change of plan.</a></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-65843219256138156122023-09-05T14:01:00.009+00:002023-10-29T16:04:10.693+00:002023 3rd September, Days 28 - 30 Hope Cove to Plymouth via Salcombe.<p>I was up early and headed to Salcombe.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmuq4wbt2h8N-k1waD_5X4ODiWFHrBKF8zrQtbMiGfjd5Z3LmVcyy-3uGmjbySstYIxFCxHR3fN7Wv_ykLAppI7gBUrVzuElLuGS6kXc2xgIlVV-TEJY6de6hpga9eXaPWc1A-6ImW4qP388pkd-DLzHA0WLB_UXRSXfI2jqWLArXk22kDyMdjSOorI0/s5905/Bolt%20Head%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="5905" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmuq4wbt2h8N-k1waD_5X4ODiWFHrBKF8zrQtbMiGfjd5Z3LmVcyy-3uGmjbySstYIxFCxHR3fN7Wv_ykLAppI7gBUrVzuElLuGS6kXc2xgIlVV-TEJY6de6hpga9eXaPWc1A-6ImW4qP388pkd-DLzHA0WLB_UXRSXfI2jqWLArXk22kDyMdjSOorI0/w400-h154/Bolt%20Head%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bolt Head when entering Salcombe in a vain attempt to get a <br />mooring without rafting up on a buoy.</td></tr></tbody></table>Then bad news as I arrived, they were "rather busy" and only had a mooring if I rafted up on a buoy. I don't like rafting on a buoy at the best of times and certainly not in strong winds in an anchorage with a very strong tides. Of course the other boat(s) might leave, it was after all quite early in the day, but that could not be guaranteed and it was very busy with catamarans and monohulls rafted 3 to a buoy in places and more boats would likely arrive. <div><br /></div><div>So I decided to go back to Plymouth, hopefully to a marina so I could get some laundry done, with many boats about I rang ahead and reserved a berth at the Mayflower Marina for three nights. It was a very good sail back in fairly light winds that backed a few miles from the Great Mew Stone when the cruising chute went up.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo4zmtDBQhFNLxpVLK33fEvfTavFPp4x8hN2fO839_9z2p18cCLK_N3wO-kQ9IAk2IC-zFcYMOOFBchRkzTA4JFckbO4DHkT3eduXl6JtbAj1izgqrOKG86ANN0FqXK6g-Rj25TugxgVoBd7-7tWjx2dw9onKldCTVgWpzjFwvsHKSw-rIH2gWZ_qAto/s5737/Overtaking%20a%2015m%20cat%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="5737" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo4zmtDBQhFNLxpVLK33fEvfTavFPp4x8hN2fO839_9z2p18cCLK_N3wO-kQ9IAk2IC-zFcYMOOFBchRkzTA4JFckbO4DHkT3eduXl6JtbAj1izgqrOKG86ANN0FqXK6g-Rj25TugxgVoBd7-7tWjx2dw9onKldCTVgWpzjFwvsHKSw-rIH2gWZ_qAto/w400-h91/Overtaking%20a%2015m%20cat%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its always fun overtaking bigger boats, in this case a 15 meter <br />catamaran.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReCrWu0yt7UsK5iFizGy2AEZDaurjGfbfe_KAGmSKe2l-RjSjkVIJXzXtjMgwGs3qT_Mp6pD9Z1K6JDUkVhQAhFob_3Z3tkCnHttt48Q6EwdNvufW9gU_FQH-YjjyDt1L95Xly3Qrd3Qek8ZQ8T1dWsIeic_o7dxM3LQoAxUjdsS0YnR0FUg4dsBGGSM/s5488/Overtaking%20a%2015m%20cat%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="5488" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReCrWu0yt7UsK5iFizGy2AEZDaurjGfbfe_KAGmSKe2l-RjSjkVIJXzXtjMgwGs3qT_Mp6pD9Z1K6JDUkVhQAhFob_3Z3tkCnHttt48Q6EwdNvufW9gU_FQH-YjjyDt1L95Xly3Qrd3Qek8ZQ8T1dWsIeic_o7dxM3LQoAxUjdsS0YnR0FUg4dsBGGSM/w400-h103/Overtaking%20a%2015m%20cat%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_PKcghbTWPQz2D47fDMkk03xfef4eunZLYLgsQ_i_FCaj6U7BnO6LMufUENH9ARyb37aRvd2pykgMibky5UiJvjy9CmjNxH-METfa7dxnXmUANbcXsyDi_IAw--tnepcTmGaGQD_iPYPjl-LmmzBmyIuCRw6PIyrjhBb4mP_zdU9HdarJiy5dWfjixw/s6016/Overtaking%20a%2015m%20cat%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_PKcghbTWPQz2D47fDMkk03xfef4eunZLYLgsQ_i_FCaj6U7BnO6LMufUENH9ARyb37aRvd2pykgMibky5UiJvjy9CmjNxH-METfa7dxnXmUANbcXsyDi_IAw--tnepcTmGaGQD_iPYPjl-LmmzBmyIuCRw6PIyrjhBb4mP_zdU9HdarJiy5dWfjixw/w400-h266/Overtaking%20a%2015m%20cat%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did not want to risk crossing her bow in a fluky wind so had<br />to slow down and pass to windward.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtrQ6-MtW0_XCrTbilhXX1baOIDZAuBe6QKUjG1zGTYLceiZWWHni2khdOYh5YbCyik0T87qa97BFvqSsc5wPGbtOJvydRuFcTroZOQ0If09CbTKTBWU_3WYMS6ZAxTa8T9psPLIrMGsXjapGzI1x17xQ7ScHFXewRjMTnZa3n2v0ES79fs-8-tCHLf4/s6016/View%20of%20Stonehouse%20from%20Mayflower%20Marina%20%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtrQ6-MtW0_XCrTbilhXX1baOIDZAuBe6QKUjG1zGTYLceiZWWHni2khdOYh5YbCyik0T87qa97BFvqSsc5wPGbtOJvydRuFcTroZOQ0If09CbTKTBWU_3WYMS6ZAxTa8T9psPLIrMGsXjapGzI1x17xQ7ScHFXewRjMTnZa3n2v0ES79fs-8-tCHLf4/w400-h266/View%20of%20Stonehouse%20from%20Mayflower%20Marina%20%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stonehouse barracks from Mayflower Marina.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLWE2r2dX-3HpmWC6AG5qd4nnsHixaMQYjSR0mWX7B7uVbOUoyjxV7hyV8UdLY4YsWqHfIlhV2jGGsT1UyaaSbW7v_vIwaqtmrNi0NjdcB1HnNUkOtiWNDAy0cQul5oAJsyv4cSiBWOpi-i8V2Po7Jc5-1uH8h1k3XgqExTBQU8q0_MHw8TK84ThcWE4/s968/Hope%20Cove%20to%20PLymouth%20via%20Salcombe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="968" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLWE2r2dX-3HpmWC6AG5qd4nnsHixaMQYjSR0mWX7B7uVbOUoyjxV7hyV8UdLY4YsWqHfIlhV2jGGsT1UyaaSbW7v_vIwaqtmrNi0NjdcB1HnNUkOtiWNDAy0cQul5oAJsyv4cSiBWOpi-i8V2Po7Jc5-1uH8h1k3XgqExTBQU8q0_MHw8TK84ThcWE4/w400-h240/Hope%20Cove%20to%20PLymouth%20via%20Salcombe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720310983548" title="2023 2 Hope Cove to Plymouth via Salcombe"><img alt="2023 2 Hope Cove to Plymouth via Salcombe" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53166494068_8bb8174147.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p><p>29 miles in seven and a quarter hours.</p><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/09/2023-6th-september-days-31-plymouth-to.html">Click here for The Yealm and back to Hope Cove.</a></p></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-80479736960116996002023-09-05T13:43:00.010+00:002023-09-15T07:51:42.106+00:002023 1st September, Days 26 and 27 Fowey to Cawsand and Hope Cove<p>The plan now was to position myself to get to the Channel Islands, probably initially Guernsey to meet up with fellow Jester John.</p><p>The first stop would be Cawsand on the west side of Plymouth Sound.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1QX9C6PSeeKaYjDLQGVVverI12Gcrinm6BQ53B9bX2c05DMj-mU_PllBjQ58-_7_A9B5DBBTwwgh6L6-y9GlMj51ngY378Sn59jBo9TYx3r_V24IDNQ2uklZ6flpl_Z1iPjwVHFEk7k3fNKAT7iZhpyo7bd5U87-WFZu6345iZlHzeXOq6smHztxkxI/s6016/Spirit%20of%20dventure%20entering%20Fowey,%20the%20largest%20boat%20to%20ever%20do%20so%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1QX9C6PSeeKaYjDLQGVVverI12Gcrinm6BQ53B9bX2c05DMj-mU_PllBjQ58-_7_A9B5DBBTwwgh6L6-y9GlMj51ngY378Sn59jBo9TYx3r_V24IDNQ2uklZ6flpl_Z1iPjwVHFEk7k3fNKAT7iZhpyo7bd5U87-WFZu6345iZlHzeXOq6smHztxkxI/w400-h266/Spirit%20of%20dventure%20entering%20Fowey,%20the%20largest%20boat%20to%20ever%20do%20so%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Spirit of Adventure" about to enter Fowey for the first time.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8lcYRd8BaJOYKO4MVa2wNEIS62poPNs-8Eke101fTl4SJ1KoHm3zJiJ70UnoNyqrR0DfEalOUr6Cnew9tYI29JDgTwKd4C1R3x4Cg4IR2cabVoQfi7ElwCwauDQ08msrPyQKXsA8Rb6XSscGypiiN8csptLn7kmsxINwEGZSi25qRrcZL11vm06aFrQ/s6016/Spirit%20of%20dventure%20entering%20Fowey%20backwards%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8lcYRd8BaJOYKO4MVa2wNEIS62poPNs-8Eke101fTl4SJ1KoHm3zJiJ70UnoNyqrR0DfEalOUr6Cnew9tYI29JDgTwKd4C1R3x4Cg4IR2cabVoQfi7ElwCwauDQ08msrPyQKXsA8Rb6XSscGypiiN8csptLn7kmsxINwEGZSi25qRrcZL11vm06aFrQ/w400-h266/Spirit%20of%20dventure%20entering%20Fowey%20backwards%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She is thought to be the largest ship ever to enter and<br />went in backwards with the help of 1 tug.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I was still towing the dinghy so I went <br />ashore for some fresh food and an ice cream. I had thought to have<br />a swim but the water was so cold I chickened out.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL7j3-mSpAbn0OnNkb6ex0z8QOdbVNDOW3yToQU48WdR_Cr_lq5c1FYwMaxaIWLtutVosTTriGR_8j_px6D-R8klcftgwS-OBr8Q8x1CuUKHnoZDO5R0fVOrQVoOHYALs7iKE8lAhpn8h-CQKM0Vp06Sj7RugvRM2o6h_TH13sLlkR_a53NwlxtTMPwU/s6016/Sabi%20At%20Cawsands%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL7j3-mSpAbn0OnNkb6ex0z8QOdbVNDOW3yToQU48WdR_Cr_lq5c1FYwMaxaIWLtutVosTTriGR_8j_px6D-R8klcftgwS-OBr8Q8x1CuUKHnoZDO5R0fVOrQVoOHYALs7iKE8lAhpn8h-CQKM0Vp06Sj7RugvRM2o6h_TH13sLlkR_a53NwlxtTMPwU/w400-h266/Sabi%20At%20Cawsands%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then Sabi arrived, now owned by fellow Jester sailor Bob, <br />a long chin wag and catch up ensued.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLgTemerihZ32QuMQt7zRcRmKkns94bbBnMG7aEZZAlwOyZl4xh7DeVjviZR4VPHJZixf9SowX-G9GOMV7UHOPOKVQ7dAECDPN865yS4bjQnLviZ88AxcXOVCqgPAPrdHr5nPNDYMOFNNLKWtpLyaMQsFGOOEHexnBLYEOhA9_BJxGKXH0_fzBYHOrww/s1159/Fowey%20to%20Cawsands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="1159" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLgTemerihZ32QuMQt7zRcRmKkns94bbBnMG7aEZZAlwOyZl4xh7DeVjviZR4VPHJZixf9SowX-G9GOMV7UHOPOKVQ7dAECDPN865yS4bjQnLviZ88AxcXOVCqgPAPrdHr5nPNDYMOFNNLKWtpLyaMQsFGOOEHexnBLYEOhA9_BJxGKXH0_fzBYHOrww/w400-h139/Fowey%20to%20Cawsands.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>20 miles in 4 hours</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">To Hope Cove</h1><p>With strong winds forecast in a couple of days I decided to head for Salcombe as a better start point for Guernsey and, given the likely variability of the winds direction, with better protection than the Jennycliff Bay anchorage in Plymouth Sound that had been my first thought. The next day was forecast to be decent so I initially headed for Hope Cove to anchor for the night.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxCsTy3ENCtXlLLZ8yMPHJfZBlEro4kqX1pvsbJ8NmZ9J5VZgLXhtKwF1ypTeVOU6axNs53vkfVNDiokh4ubQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dolphin breaching, full screen will be required</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to see it.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2VNUyoxqK8_DK2zdxCaUkAXP660kpxdxEXKiLFuLoiglitnss74HvImUhaISkFZS_06eJ6ou-nsCavXT6S7vNWVeyXA6BzbC5RC-sPjKhjAkkL6haZJmK9rHD-QDo7OTq4rBEni2-TVy3XYzkc6_8qLR8DEDQU-vT5JQ0gRbnDStG6sPObVobk2CJoE/s6016/Hope%20Cove%20Anchorage%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2VNUyoxqK8_DK2zdxCaUkAXP660kpxdxEXKiLFuLoiglitnss74HvImUhaISkFZS_06eJ6ou-nsCavXT6S7vNWVeyXA6BzbC5RC-sPjKhjAkkL6haZJmK9rHD-QDo7OTq4rBEni2-TVy3XYzkc6_8qLR8DEDQU-vT5JQ0gRbnDStG6sPObVobk2CJoE/w400-h266/Hope%20Cove%20Anchorage%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the anchorage at Hope Cove after a pleasant sail from<br />Cawsand.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB4uf_5ZGC1l1DNRsQ5z0dR-zMlXWF368RIKnYKrxTNoFSy7fyTR-iwIi-yFaGV8GWm_w-eZRRA6u0WMKTeImpsXFUjFs5pRf_Zg2a6i4uiUa8j0CNzfEmHgxEsycLndtchu8iwSgJgNvTz3X1pq4Bv5Teca1iI41lNvEks2sGMPWGaZDWJZURBARbdw/s1515/Cawsands%20to%20Hope%20Cove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1515" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB4uf_5ZGC1l1DNRsQ5z0dR-zMlXWF368RIKnYKrxTNoFSy7fyTR-iwIi-yFaGV8GWm_w-eZRRA6u0WMKTeImpsXFUjFs5pRf_Zg2a6i4uiUa8j0CNzfEmHgxEsycLndtchu8iwSgJgNvTz3X1pq4Bv5Teca1iI41lNvEks2sGMPWGaZDWJZURBARbdw/w400-h181/Cawsands%20to%20Hope%20Cove.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720310969775" title="2023 2 Fowey to Hope Cove"><img alt="2023 2 Fowey to Hope Cove" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53165997386_e49fe3e25b.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p><p>12 miles in 4 hours.</p><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/09/2023-3rd-september-days-28-20-hope-cove.html">Click here for a good sail back to Plymouth.</a></p><p></p>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-16168867979289041212023-08-31T12:06:00.011+00:002023-09-15T07:42:39.258+00:002023 30th August, Days 24 - 25 Portmellon to Fowey.<p> With little or no wind I motored to Fowey.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClQsQ-xwa7TgNWJEi0i1mOUnAncSiZcq-MkKp6ESOPyQZwF3fa3fdFAUf4E3hlIMQMHjHWwPeyqBbSNFh8HEvek2MiUb1NkZrjCX1qk3lHSpqfP-cV83NlVKnE-4ittmT2676RZaI72sRsRc7tZy8gW5WgCRs_qH9ewQ0GZn9iC9-jLNywtutxNQllkY/w400-h266/Another%20Sancerre%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just after I called in to get a mooring, a call came in from another<br />"Sancerre" wanting to pay before leaving, not a common name.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvjy5FyrmYz0wHopMLftofY_3GA0kCnVHo3NXVT1QX_CMj8h8AOYbk49K5JqwwMif3Ro7HaHXpwJpQ1Qc-Mg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><blockquote style="text-align: center;">Wednesday evening racing at Fowey.</blockquote><b>31st August:</b><p>Darn weather (forecasts)! Having given up on Ireland due to a week or more of NW winds and moving east with an eye on the Channel Islands the forecast is now for a lot of E or NE winds, quite brisk at times and NE is not a good direction to be over there. </p><p>At least it’s meant to be sunny for a good while after the current rain moves away, also every thing could change depending on the track of the Hurricane currently in the Atlantic - not the one over the USA and a good example of why you don’t sail to the US in August or September as someone on the Achilles site was recently saying they wanted to do in an Achilles 24!.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinyPTCj7cAlYxtGS9RdeYfe-BRryI_A51tthOOfv8t1ErMTn2p3m738-mHtoAnUq7Hy_QZ2QDnzGMm8TkUMA_lplPFQd5txCouQ8iPz_Fr5_cTiwWDaJki7wxolAkYZTKR1hpo3WZA0d3ZbfNFnVyYnF5c-KmplbCX0uH9J-HVrNxt4VLr1u5pf1mCZc/s960/Hurricanes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z5FwqnhY6wPQUvl3bJ9catTiu9DLJvmNsLleYwubNMBigP0fllUthYd_MbuQH-WRKx39zDnWDWL1thmRmri-qiY4qfmoa3XSZrV6qJL1MbcL5x_E8m2WGI-L7fasvWIxhEtmFcegd1yFUOjwk3UwnPEgR8G_QjYt1eBbj7yNk4Dj1i3eIU7PKHiQ1iU/s4608/Cruising%20chute%20as%20spinnaker%20the%20wind%20was%20at%20times%20marginal%20for%20the%2060sq%20m%20spinnaker.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z5FwqnhY6wPQUvl3bJ9catTiu9DLJvmNsLleYwubNMBigP0fllUthYd_MbuQH-WRKx39zDnWDWL1thmRmri-qiY4qfmoa3XSZrV6qJL1MbcL5x_E8m2WGI-L7fasvWIxhEtmFcegd1yFUOjwk3UwnPEgR8G_QjYt1eBbj7yNk4Dj1i3eIU7PKHiQ1iU/w300-h400/Cruising%20chute%20as%20spinnaker%20the%20wind%20was%20at%20times%20marginal%20for%20the%2060sq%20m%20spinnaker.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cruising chute as a spinnaker - I didn't want to <br />get the big spinnaker out and wet, also the forecast <br />was F3 - 5, the latter would have been well over the top.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx7qZ4N5eND_gYc1RbhNJRYT2SWJW6Hri3av3F2B05miMK-c1pvC13APrwAaZ0JEPoDciv_P6LlmyZjxVIu7WsdhK-RH9VudNp-1t7oHejunBC12e0DJ7G9vytJy4is-nLQ1d8qT_RGDinHX2OssLaZHslC1g04uYmTwywHQetu0Y-OIoTzJXP2KnSAs/s4566/Goran%20Haven%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4566" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx7qZ4N5eND_gYc1RbhNJRYT2SWJW6Hri3av3F2B05miMK-c1pvC13APrwAaZ0JEPoDciv_P6LlmyZjxVIu7WsdhK-RH9VudNp-1t7oHejunBC12e0DJ7G9vytJy4is-nLQ1d8qT_RGDinHX2OssLaZHslC1g04uYmTwywHQetu0Y-OIoTzJXP2KnSAs/w400-h158/Goran%20Haven%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored off Goran Haven</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcQxgiHhEPpDLYKsw_v8J4tOV4Sj4VanALD6He-vrhX7C0rz9DMRzR3Hk_T3-GlNMiyNz8rEkeptwiVQwbEOquRy4rwC5LpQE_F5fCuwDgybc7omF8Rdc1AXyzGztSgqCUuDmMAo0kP63QYwrBhy1rcnPmQ8RmXdEv65FEA-Q3B64Ihh1GGb19g41eFE/s2816/Goran%20Haven.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcQxgiHhEPpDLYKsw_v8J4tOV4Sj4VanALD6He-vrhX7C0rz9DMRzR3Hk_T3-GlNMiyNz8rEkeptwiVQwbEOquRy4rwC5LpQE_F5fCuwDgybc7omF8Rdc1AXyzGztSgqCUuDmMAo0kP63QYwrBhy1rcnPmQ8RmXdEv65FEA-Q3B64Ihh1GGb19g41eFE/w400-h300/Goran%20Haven.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goran Haven, taken a few years ago on a brighter day.</td></tr></tbody></table>At the tide turned and the wind increased a little the boat started roll, not bad but rather than risk a bad night I moved a couple of miles further on to Portmellon which Chaple point protects a bit better where I had a quite night, except in the evening when tripper boats from Mevagissey were coming very close. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YiSuft9jSZALSwqiw9wkLR6IQVfThYUkQ_nOj8tsWcbmWsKKyJ6VnPiVSW6hlyYeVEiZ07dMa5XwhcP0QoY8uJ6qnLNQdrHMJKEebDchH1trzXHrQDRgJU2a-yHZ-hxTN9d-VHzhKw9aEuQGCqLXU4Eu7qmxvCPp6QlNA289YPNP-o1EXi4nVbAqW5U/s5948/Portmellon%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="5948" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YiSuft9jSZALSwqiw9wkLR6IQVfThYUkQ_nOj8tsWcbmWsKKyJ6VnPiVSW6hlyYeVEiZ07dMa5XwhcP0QoY8uJ6qnLNQdrHMJKEebDchH1trzXHrQDRgJU2a-yHZ-hxTN9d-VHzhKw9aEuQGCqLXU4Eu7qmxvCPp6QlNA289YPNP-o1EXi4nVbAqW5U/w400-h118/Portmellon%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Portmellon anchorage</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720310857135" title="2023 2 St Mawes to Portmellon"><img alt="2023 2 St Mawes to Portmellon" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53154938413_32362cf5dc_w.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhSGTmJpgJqaLB53ZxvYmZ9jUPd0vcja1n9y6HJd6w33mKgxKnVW5_LJ_TkmiwI8jnsa275HjR4yF3bigNqwCSXARGrGUzNlMnPWsaAzv4rHTPvf0jTVm-Vf7LujorV9TqHVCK9rmPRWmgctP5H-1Z_M_5_cXyTHHLD1ODM9uboITClqUr_YIKJpsqBA/s1200/to%20Gorran%20Haven.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhSGTmJpgJqaLB53ZxvYmZ9jUPd0vcja1n9y6HJd6w33mKgxKnVW5_LJ_TkmiwI8jnsa275HjR4yF3bigNqwCSXARGrGUzNlMnPWsaAzv4rHTPvf0jTVm-Vf7LujorV9TqHVCK9rmPRWmgctP5H-1Z_M_5_cXyTHHLD1ODM9uboITClqUr_YIKJpsqBA/w400-h265/to%20Gorran%20Haven.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>16 miles in total mainly against the tide in five and a quarter hours.</p><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/08/2023-30th-august-days-24-25-portmellon.html">Click here for the leg to Fowey.</a></p></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-23889390720294573412023-08-27T10:58:00.018+00:002023-09-15T07:18:16.394+00:002023 24th August, Days 18 - 21 Hugh Town to Coverack, the Truro River and St Mawes<p>An excellent first day although it was damp and cold and I was forever putting reefs in and taking them out again. Making excellent progress I decided to get east of the Lizard well ahead of approaching windy weather and chose to go into the good anchorage at Coverack rather than plug the foul tide to the Fal.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhMXT9zMZCtcaQ-JARYRI44nXiKDbD00R_Lqb3bgGFOzQPaXHwSqorJzr-ltnFwQJLr5UgQFgKWP6CR4gkMDa1Xg_9x3R1HYOI3ONv3dztj1V76k1mrrftmd_9MbCZtZpkwqZ6vkj-HBST1eoTsJKjqsA2wCwKsHEZaRojzHtgXnAD5KFUGbH7xY_Ago/s4608/Rather%20busy%20round%20Lands%20end,%20AIS%20vessels%20only.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhMXT9zMZCtcaQ-JARYRI44nXiKDbD00R_Lqb3bgGFOzQPaXHwSqorJzr-ltnFwQJLr5UgQFgKWP6CR4gkMDa1Xg_9x3R1HYOI3ONv3dztj1V76k1mrrftmd_9MbCZtZpkwqZ6vkj-HBST1eoTsJKjqsA2wCwKsHEZaRojzHtgXnAD5KFUGbH7xY_Ago/w400-h300/Rather%20busy%20round%20Lands%20end,%20AIS%20vessels%20only.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was rather busy going round The Lizard, a lot of us trying<br />and failing to get round before the tide set west and loads more<br />rather early for their rounding (AIS boats only!)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg6_UXxFnRM859ADaIT1YPBl_emipXnyOeUb15vApxww0OT9fyquv2sZONVwjWmyhjKJ8vnRbmYSP7ICeROC9NdXvqIbDYXzTREJ_08vp8qTrqiM784acyTGpGCV-ZJ2-41bhAmdzmUwtMT35_47NTEgAUBoyWhD192PKLdsv9FSXpP8vcCgqJhkYPSk/s6016/Coverack%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg6_UXxFnRM859ADaIT1YPBl_emipXnyOeUb15vApxww0OT9fyquv2sZONVwjWmyhjKJ8vnRbmYSP7ICeROC9NdXvqIbDYXzTREJ_08vp8qTrqiM784acyTGpGCV-ZJ2-41bhAmdzmUwtMT35_47NTEgAUBoyWhD192PKLdsv9FSXpP8vcCgqJhkYPSk/w400-h266/Coverack%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coverack from the anchorage.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5v1ZwAjdHMksrq2JYw-JTKWlg55tYAiSvyF4Kb_SRh-E1NiJJCGnxaFfXZSbcFouyzwj3u0y0wepoKw5ydXYM-SaQr4kNRt7ruJyL3D7uyysoZew-uaLM9Ft-CGdmIUpYZXwh1QQv6FaGx4H5cUXdeKD2M7Ew6m1UgAY5pnKCTbpaZAc8zUT6m1JB7A/s1422/Hugh%20town%20to%20Coverack%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3lwk1vP5mmEKT0d1CccRfMcn5NgBfqDCZBpgMpHY2FeHdG_6FZQTcG4urKBKBcLQdumWH8qFvK3eXwYvnGok4dyDADmTfSc6Q08_69pqt_3BY6eayATK7N7F_0LKUVAPBq8p5-A2_lqRQ3YSxMzw3TS02GWhC0kfZ-oN2pTkq07qIow0nVyn7Q4_S6A/w206-h400/Coverack%20tp%20Truro.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>14 miles in three and a half hours, about 50:50 motoring and under sail.<div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720310773753" title="2023 2 Hugh Town to The Truro River"><img alt="2023 2 Hugh Town to The Truro River" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53143940042_aff29e58c7.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Truro River</h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVxBiYDnpkgIx-9R-TK8dxBxMkUwE-2ALryGnp31FE4hIZAT1ZYyVACiYqTXVxkFYd4nGCdyglLNN2gooXkqzsv9z7mDm5djLigYsZCk0fAxld_UNtoewuDdoba9iJMc-H5A16Ok0bZv40AQFHbmbGXs6gyt99H-bQs40Rw2XL-Cbebve2bTE_BRlmCs/s6016/Up%20the%20Truro%20River%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVxBiYDnpkgIx-9R-TK8dxBxMkUwE-2ALryGnp31FE4hIZAT1ZYyVACiYqTXVxkFYd4nGCdyglLNN2gooXkqzsv9z7mDm5djLigYsZCk0fAxld_UNtoewuDdoba9iJMc-H5A16Ok0bZv40AQFHbmbGXs6gyt99H-bQs40Rw2XL-Cbebve2bTE_BRlmCs/w400-h266/Up%20the%20Truro%20River%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Magic ahead of Sancerre on the pontoon, the best anchorage<br />being taken.</td></tr></tbody></table>The strong winds arrived along with rain so I was there fore 3 days. On the last night it became rather crowded as boats arrived for an Ocean Cruising Club rally, sadly rain put a litteral dampener on the pontoon party although I did meet up <a href="https://www.oldmansailing.com/" target="_blank">John, another Jester Sailor last seen in Baltimore and had a quick tour of Samsara.</a></div><div><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;">To St Mawes</h1><div><br /></div>On Sunday morning we left for St Mawes, Blue Magic to continue later in the day to The Helford and me ready to head on early next morning.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMBT4mY07gCGNGazwOOZEsV0FpoDjv9jdV2zy2hQar9A4MMqlJxXb1La5S4D8ESMqehMRn70rmEEgoOHgK6XfZxDfNt3m9TyFTCOeWca3yyruuKBPB4xhUPXC2MC0S38At7vOB1mPDbj3iYs448KkLaFpJmimSxijPexUOysPpc6i-SREBWPJnsQPIyk/s4533/Mylor.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="4533" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMBT4mY07gCGNGazwOOZEsV0FpoDjv9jdV2zy2hQar9A4MMqlJxXb1La5S4D8ESMqehMRn70rmEEgoOHgK6XfZxDfNt3m9TyFTCOeWca3yyruuKBPB4xhUPXC2MC0S38At7vOB1mPDbj3iYs448KkLaFpJmimSxijPexUOysPpc6i-SREBWPJnsQPIyk/w400-h76/Mylor.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mylor Marina and moorings.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyWXFI34qKdTlbxapcWcFEB8j6pG5gvd9NGuo-q5Igy65lr5qxE-f2OW8eTbhJmSvp89ANx5Zz6roItMMQEmNcSzIMfDMVQZxKy5ayDjkH6o2pAgYSJJgRGdTJ3BpzUTuhhZfTZNIOnUU21yUsJN5UegDHEY0jYrwRC6G3czNqRZtXahPIYVnXyLyutA/s4508/St%20Just.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="4508" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyWXFI34qKdTlbxapcWcFEB8j6pG5gvd9NGuo-q5Igy65lr5qxE-f2OW8eTbhJmSvp89ANx5Zz6roItMMQEmNcSzIMfDMVQZxKy5ayDjkH6o2pAgYSJJgRGdTJ3BpzUTuhhZfTZNIOnUU21yUsJN5UegDHEY0jYrwRC6G3czNqRZtXahPIYVnXyLyutA/w400-h136/St%20Just.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Just in Roseland.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g_ng-TMHs2Ht4v2vAj_u98daD0x9-eG6nOFxX8a6htsAh7i0NgzNu7WdgHl_Z21-hTrMhTNGU4q0GNYNG8PMpIwhFmzWFpqlm-e1_QWP9Writ32QZiAvqOUmCu4FAFgWceUnStgOcVhTEczH_aUfTFI6qc586LRWJaZdxOUj_imKXjX_qqzRLBq2H_E/s4678/Castle%20Point,%20St%20Mawes.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3551" data-original-width="4678" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g_ng-TMHs2Ht4v2vAj_u98daD0x9-eG6nOFxX8a6htsAh7i0NgzNu7WdgHl_Z21-hTrMhTNGU4q0GNYNG8PMpIwhFmzWFpqlm-e1_QWP9Writ32QZiAvqOUmCu4FAFgWceUnStgOcVhTEczH_aUfTFI6qc586LRWJaZdxOUj_imKXjX_qqzRLBq2H_E/w400-h304/Castle%20Point,%20St%20Mawes.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castle Point, St Mawes.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/08/2023-29th-august-day-23-st-mawes-to.html">Click here for Goran Haven</a></p></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-60326448316837094462023-08-27T10:53:00.005+00:002023-09-16T09:39:35.623+00:002023 22nd August Days 15 - 17 St Martins to Hugh Town IoS.<p>It was a quick trip down to Hugh Town thanks to just catching the favourable tide down the east coast of St Marys.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8TJ1clIsXORn5Z1ZeEPQdgoV1cZKRXuNxs17vRqyXNscdz0uEBqW3CMRwjP286_PJpgoISm7b3TDTqtGp1OCNbIwqehwvpf5i5PBPaSUgbdgC9wu1sHCwwz7EIYQ__9ElObSn_zlQkxV_uZ6iZBVVWSTpTDGSrtIS59mB4Q0p1DeJO475FXkz9eI5AA/s6016/Sancerre%20at%20Hugh%20Town%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8TJ1clIsXORn5Z1ZeEPQdgoV1cZKRXuNxs17vRqyXNscdz0uEBqW3CMRwjP286_PJpgoISm7b3TDTqtGp1OCNbIwqehwvpf5i5PBPaSUgbdgC9wu1sHCwwz7EIYQ__9ElObSn_zlQkxV_uZ6iZBVVWSTpTDGSrtIS59mB4Q0p1DeJO475FXkz9eI5AA/w400-h266/Sancerre%20at%20Hugh%20Town%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIOMRZGJHtsD3Zof-lovm4jz460lBWn3uvXWoLvyiJ_TKHxHIrJNuiPAdMiHaVPIC3LJEVm8Oa60pTRSdbzhlU4e6ZHHSJkSpIDrJzr_px3Ic5luUO-GtcaaFWijPh2eys6krAtGbjopDoWEdlOSIyhfr-noY__90scZYQ7R3rncWxQi2MuBL64hDQBo/s6016/Hugh%20Town,%20St%20Mary's%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIOMRZGJHtsD3Zof-lovm4jz460lBWn3uvXWoLvyiJ_TKHxHIrJNuiPAdMiHaVPIC3LJEVm8Oa60pTRSdbzhlU4e6ZHHSJkSpIDrJzr_px3Ic5luUO-GtcaaFWijPh2eys6krAtGbjopDoWEdlOSIyhfr-noY__90scZYQ7R3rncWxQi2MuBL64hDQBo/w400-h266/Hugh%20Town,%20St%20Mary's%20(7).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The harbour at low water.</td></tr></tbody></table>There was a minor disturbance on Tuesday night:<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="640" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02kD3d4BHsdx7qqo6HunrqRXgetGekjKhgN763DJXQCiwcFhby8sPfV8piR87f7fjvl%26id%3D100064482650857&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></p><p>The weather models indicated north westerly winds for a week or more, not good for getting to Ireland or cruising so I gave up on Ireland and after a couple of nights on a buoy I loaded 40 litres of diesel, not an easy task getting them down the high harbour wall at close to low tide, then moved to the anchorage ready for an early start back to the mainland.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HGL8HgUrWeWW_j5rFq__AIKjPl3RAoqkhbPku4JBQX2jSmI2DzVFQBG5HOGooj48GDp2p0Z3DRvkBkFenhDqVb4h1WH1GdrV9DJ6FVMwJFVP9LD0gbOKnN21RV3xzJ8lfvOUux-9_d18eqPa3SPtHfc5EWfxsKjktUstVpwXAOxtkFcNcIrGPBo9L90/s756/Watermill%20Hugh%20town.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="756" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HGL8HgUrWeWW_j5rFq__AIKjPl3RAoqkhbPku4JBQX2jSmI2DzVFQBG5HOGooj48GDp2p0Z3DRvkBkFenhDqVb4h1WH1GdrV9DJ6FVMwJFVP9LD0gbOKnN21RV3xzJ8lfvOUux-9_d18eqPa3SPtHfc5EWfxsKjktUstVpwXAOxtkFcNcIrGPBo9L90/w400-h319/Watermill%20Hugh%20town.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720310762486" title="2023 2 St Martins to Hugh Town IoS"><img alt="2023 2 St Martins to Hugh Town IoS" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53144726304_86a913f6bb.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/08/2023-24th-august-days-18-21-hugh-town.html">Click here for the trip to the Truro River.</a></p><p><br /></p>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-67747628856667008552023-08-27T10:47:00.020+00:002023-09-16T09:03:52.412+00:002023 20th August, Day 14 Newlyn to St Mary's and St Martins IoS<p>An excellent albeit chilly sail over once clear of some dense fog banks south of Newlyn.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8RKJn1whLQrtthuYh3YPgWTd5J72U6JhrvqxzbeMNigQDtOSnztsm8opjA_gfAoQ8iTcT_u8oP2-oTot25fWEBs1S0dgS-TMntViAHXwPcWxBXEyw4RDK5hbbDLqk6K9EMz4bv3W6QEBzOeRhZfinwt8504GwkgPXI8_Ezi5JdWnFbryDTRu01C32v8/s1579/Newlyn%20to%20Watermill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1579" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8RKJn1whLQrtthuYh3YPgWTd5J72U6JhrvqxzbeMNigQDtOSnztsm8opjA_gfAoQ8iTcT_u8oP2-oTot25fWEBs1S0dgS-TMntViAHXwPcWxBXEyw4RDK5hbbDLqk6K9EMz4bv3W6QEBzOeRhZfinwt8504GwkgPXI8_Ezi5JdWnFbryDTRu01C32v8/w400-h170/Newlyn%20to%20Watermill.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newlyn to Watermill Cove.</td></tr></tbody></table>When I was close to the Wolf Rock, a very serious sounding Mayday call was received by Falmouth Coastguard (the second Mayday I had heard on this trip in addition to several Pan Pan urgency calls) who were coping well with difficult VHF communications, because they were talking to someone in the water and fairly close in to cliffs. But they managed it, the following explains:<br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="787" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLizardLifeboat%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0H8VkQqM8BhCgwtopAGPcgtpBu2TigqSGEHpLKfNhgjAQTXdhc3LkywPVDp5gtBP5l&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></p>I went to the anchorage at Watermill Cove on the North side of St Mary's which is a recommended anchorage for S or SW winds. Unfortunately it was quite crowded and initially I was anchored well out where it was quite uncomfortable with the boat lying broadside to small waves refracting round St Mary's. I was considering a move to St Helen's Pool or Old Grimsby but that could not be done until mid evening when the tide had risen sufficiently. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViEfezUdnVQOBP7jPKCtXNNT23nyVcsxYUGANQbi-clzvseeNSonGdsz0KZUrjti1pmftF6S4i7R3Gz6IhfQjiJ55ZaorF4-zX3hRSp7IwmeGNzb0sEJbvoDPvNimkDxB9L6QLgGyo8lLeKK-VA0eg2WoDrlzUDSLP5DRgVxqWzHUf3O9TKCK5dmDwxg/s6047/Watermill%20Cove%20anchorage%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4047" data-original-width="6047" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViEfezUdnVQOBP7jPKCtXNNT23nyVcsxYUGANQbi-clzvseeNSonGdsz0KZUrjti1pmftF6S4i7R3Gz6IhfQjiJ55ZaorF4-zX3hRSp7IwmeGNzb0sEJbvoDPvNimkDxB9L6QLgGyo8lLeKK-VA0eg2WoDrlzUDSLP5DRgVxqWzHUf3O9TKCK5dmDwxg/w400-h268/Watermill%20Cove%20anchorage%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My spot on arrival.</td></tr></tbody></table>Before that a boat further in left so instead I went to where he had been, although further in I was still further east than ideal and it was still a little uncomfortable but I stayed the night.<p></p><p>34 nautical miles over the ground in 9 hours.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HGL8HgUrWeWW_j5rFq__AIKjPl3RAoqkhbPku4JBQX2jSmI2DzVFQBG5HOGooj48GDp2p0Z3DRvkBkFenhDqVb4h1WH1GdrV9DJ6FVMwJFVP9LD0gbOKnN21RV3xzJ8lfvOUux-9_d18eqPa3SPtHfc5EWfxsKjktUstVpwXAOxtkFcNcIrGPBo9L90/s756/Watermill%20Hugh%20town.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="756" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HGL8HgUrWeWW_j5rFq__AIKjPl3RAoqkhbPku4JBQX2jSmI2DzVFQBG5HOGooj48GDp2p0Z3DRvkBkFenhDqVb4h1WH1GdrV9DJ6FVMwJFVP9LD0gbOKnN21RV3xzJ8lfvOUux-9_d18eqPa3SPtHfc5EWfxsKjktUstVpwXAOxtkFcNcIrGPBo9L90/w400-h319/Watermill%20Hugh%20town.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Next morning I motored round to St Martin's bay which has much better protection where I anchored behind the boat that had left Watermill Cove the previous evening. Just after I arrived I lost the O2 phone signal and it didn't return so needing to attend to problems with the home broadband I did not stay long and headed for Hugh Town.<div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155795245@N04/albums/72177720310763892" title="2023 2 Newlyn to St Martins IoS"><img alt="2023 2 Newlyn to St Martins IoS" height="375" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53143916147_2641997cb9.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></p><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/08/2023-22nd-august-days-15-17-st-martins.html">Click here for Hugh Town</a></p></div></div>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628836409654868904.post-79027403686996144842023-08-19T13:00:00.030+00:002023-10-29T15:38:32.626+00:002023, 17th August, Days 11 - 13 Weather bound in Newlyn<p>I arrived in Newlyn on Wednesday the 16th with strong winds forecast to arrive on Friday. Facebook posts by the Met Office (click for animation) and myself, reproduced below, cover the weather situation. Stuck there for 3 or 4 days I took the opportunity to go to the Laundrette in Penzance and to store the boat, except for fuel which is only available to commercial users.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmetoffice%2Fvideos%2F993838648404004%2F&show_text=false&width=476&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="476"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;">Met Office animation and info about Storm Betty.</p><p></p><p><b>Facebook Posts</b>:</p><div><b>16th August:</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOem2Hwv0h3V07nRIqu9uY5dtTkZTAYL617fRXu5torxzk2bfL5HP-7w2M2fO8Ll6s7SME5vEmsUaw8Hikca9nQzAIKAsSktbROPUXM8sJUbkK4g8TMcpgVgN4r6XndN3pE-3nMFPOpOpun-BC3ZY9EOyZ1Z-_kzR4_w1vdlA7u31oXQvb_iDvfg1Y-0/s2160/53125081573_63dfe65853_o.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOem2Hwv0h3V07nRIqu9uY5dtTkZTAYL617fRXu5torxzk2bfL5HP-7w2M2fO8Ll6s7SME5vEmsUaw8Hikca9nQzAIKAsSktbROPUXM8sJUbkK4g8TMcpgVgN4r6XndN3pE-3nMFPOpOpun-BC3ZY9EOyZ1Z-_kzR4_w1vdlA7u31oXQvb_iDvfg1Y-0/w400-h300/53125081573_63dfe65853_o.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I’ll stay in Newlyn for a while.</td></tr></tbody></table>The Uk Met Office model is now saying gusts to 60 knots, the AROME and GFS models are a bit behind at 40 - 50 knots, the ECMWF is showing “only” 30 knots, I think the ECMWF is out voted although it is my default model. Watch out for mayhem in the Isles of Scilly if the worst projections (gusts to 54 knots) come to pass on Friday evening. <p><b>Update</b>: The worst did not materialise but St Mary's lifeboat launched twice to 3 boats dragging anchors one of which ended up on shore and is likely to stay there until the next spring tide:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="744" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02SXfyLZj11mternRiaN53CKV3RY2yAWXPbKKXEtHMShmR1ubKjLR26cSny3bkCnevl%26id%3D100064482650857&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></p><p>It looks like at least a 4th night in Newlyn harbour that is getting crowded, mainly with French boats. Only one berth left (small boat only) and only 1 space for a large boat to raft up on a yacht unless they raft 3 deep on the hammerhead which would be very problematic given space (blocking access to a large part of the small boat harbour) and a French 2 masted gaffer already rafted out side of a much smaller modern boat. Lots are going to be rafting on fishing boats or lying against a wall tomorrow.</p><p>Latest inshore forecast: 19:00 Lyme - Scilly</p><p>24 hour forecast: Easterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in east, veering south-easterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later near the Isles of Scilly. Mainly fair then thundery showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.</p><p>Outlook for the following 24 hours: South-easterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in west, veering south-westerly 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Slight at first in east, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Thundery rain and showers at first. Moderate or poor becoming good.</p><p>All models now showing gusts to 40 knots by mid afternoon and 50 - 60 knots this evening. And a modern French boat just left for the Scillies.</p><p><b>18th August</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gvmA6sQhMvInMizQIES6KycZqZl6IaUJWU2-ePjIf2FuT169YBFiHkZnX26earNw3idoj-sqeMII3BUtaJlOFDL6a80j-R-SeMk-H5GqRvscIgIT_jfz0AgGB_OK7EBkncLVdpYqY81Z6NfA2mTDf0h-3gOJYVUh51irtwqZhXI_dy2PUtCHSXvirj4/s960/368658382_6491009044287856_648133036463314956_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gvmA6sQhMvInMizQIES6KycZqZl6IaUJWU2-ePjIf2FuT169YBFiHkZnX26earNw3idoj-sqeMII3BUtaJlOFDL6a80j-R-SeMk-H5GqRvscIgIT_jfz0AgGB_OK7EBkncLVdpYqY81Z6NfA2mTDf0h-3gOJYVUh51irtwqZhXI_dy2PUtCHSXvirj4/w400-h300/368658382_6491009044287856_648133036463314956_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quite bumpy in Newlyn and the wind is forecast to peak<br /> in a couple of hours. Latest fc is for “high” (6 - 9 m) waves <br />west of the Lizard.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>19th August</b></p><p>The worst has past but it is still a bit lumpy, staying another night, I'll then either move out to anchor or, hopefully, head for Scilly. Éire is looking unlikely with north westerly winds setting in later in the week for a week or more, which is not conducive to cruising the SW coast of Ireland.</p><p><a href="https://www.sv-sancerre.net/2023/08/2023-20th-august-day-14-newlyn-to-st.html">Click here for my passage to Scilly.</a></p>John Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685080003680271438noreply@blogger.com0