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Friesland 2013
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:00 pm
by Dennis
Just back, well two days ago actually.
Summary of trip:
1/7/13 Launched at Heeg
2/7/13 Heeg to Sneek
3/7/13 Day "ashore" in Sneek
4/7/13 Sneek to Langweer
5/7/13 Langweer to Woudsend
6/7/13 Woudsend to Gastmeer
7/7/13 Gastmeer to Stavoren
8/7/13 Stavoren to Workum
9/7/17 Workum to Heeg
10/7/13 Haul out at Heeg
Can't stop grinning.
Kielder (again!)
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 9:33 pm
by Dennis
Relaunched at Kielder today.
Arrival time + 20 mins: mast up.
Arrival time + 50 mins: in the water.
Arrival time + 90 mins: ready to sail.
It gets easier, the more you do it
All single handed incidently.
Followed by a good sail. 22C, wind WNW F0-5.
14.4 Nm, max 6.3 kts (a glorius sustained broad reach), average 3.6 kts.
Kielder
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:43 pm
by Dennis
Just back from a (quickie) sail on Kielder Water.
I had remembered that I had left the spare wheel on the boat trailer, so I had to go to retrieve it. I grabbed a couple of hours on the water while I was there.
Brilliant weather, 24C and sunny, wind F0-2 westerly.
7.0 Nm covered, max 4.7 kts.
Orwell
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:46 pm
by Killick Greenie
Out on the Orwell, F0 - F3, took four hours to get to Halfpenny pier from Woolverstone. Is this a record?! More of a controlled float than a sail.
Tacked all the way!
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:05 pm
by Ru88ell
Sort of. Motored from the launch ramp to the visitors pontoon at Mylor harbour in Cornwall. Very difficult mooring in an F6.
We're now just a few boat lengths along from Aurora, and about 100m from Richard Rickard's Nettie on her mooring. I've even seen Ladybird parked on the hard in Penryn. It's like a Cape Cutter 19 fest!
Kielder
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:44 pm
by Dennis
Yesterday actually.
A late afternoon/ early evening sail.
Totally overcast, no sun whatsoever.
Very gentle steady F1 ESE wind.
10.4 Nm at an average of 3.1 Kts.
Orwell again
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:11 pm
by Killick Greenie
Beautiful day, wind all over the place. Beat down the river with tide and nice slow ride back to mooring.
Used the genoa for the first time, works perfectly when its not wrapping itself around the forestay.
Weather was fantastic, sunny and hot! Seven hours of CC19 fun.
Pottering in the Percuil
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:34 pm
by erbster
Launched in Mylor yesterday. Today motored to Falmouth for lunch on a mooring and the sailed up to Penryn. Motored back to Falmouth and then St Mawes, where we anchored for a swim. Lovely sail back to Falmouth for fish and chips on the quay side. Wind varied from F7 to F2. Still as a pond now. Tomorrow is another day...
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:09 pm
by Ru88ell
Yep. A day sail from Mylor to Helford River and back.
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:04 pm
by Ru88ell
From Mylor to Falmouth harbour anchorage for a very late lunch. Much fresher today, so staysail and one reef in main. Son, Max, helmed back to Mylor through the race fleets, downwind with full sail. Sailed alongside Aurora briefly leaving Falmouth.