Have you been out today?

[x-man12345]

Ladybird is in the water.
She got polished and protected yesterday. Went for a little trip up as far as Penryn Quay and then onto the pontoon.
New Yankee will be ready on Monday. Tiller pilot soon.
Now just need the weather to get a little better.

She is online - falmouth yacht brokers, webcam # 2.

Happy days

[Ru88ell]

I'm out now, with Aurora. We're anchored off Llanbedrog, between Abersoch and Pwllheli for lunch.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?mmsi=235068824

We'll be heading for Porthmadog at 15:00

[erbster]

After being trapped in port for two days with strong winds, it was with great pleasure that Aurora and Zephyr set forth from Pwllheli in convoy. Zephyr sailed solo and Aurora ably crewed by myself and my daughter. We beat West with Yankee, staysail and main for lunch at Llanbedrog, after a pair of textbook anchor drops.

After lunch a reach East to Portmodog, which gradually became a run and then a drift. We made up for not using the outboard at lunchtime by motoring in to reach Portmadog by high tide. Glassy sea and bright sun. A beautiful day on the water.

Winds F2-0. 22nm avg speed 3.2kt.

Classic.

[Ru88ell]

Pleasant day sail from Northney marina to Sparkes marina, via a raft up with a friend at East Head. Before this I anchored ext to Cape Cutter number 10, called Scout. She's based in Emsworth.

[SimonW]

Out on a rib today between Yarmouth and Lymington and thought I saw a cc19, got closer and it was a chap called Brian on his inaugural sail in a cape Henry 21 he has spent 3 years building. Looked beautiful and he was a happy man.:):)

[Ru88ell]

Yes, but not far. A spirited sail from Sparkes to Northney with about 12kts on the port rear quarter producing between 5 and 6kts. Zephyr now in Northney marina until Wednesday night, then it's Cowes, Lymington, Poole and back.

[Dennis]

Yes!

A short "shakedown" sail today.
Only problem is the fixed skylight has started to leak, will need to remove and reseal.
The remote fluxgate compass for the tiller pilot seems to work well, no interference from the engine.

Sat out the first two hours in the clubhouse waiting for the weather to improve, it was blowing 20kts gusting to 40 kts, and raining (horizontally).

As predicted the wind decreased at 13.00 allowing me to take the tender to Mary Ann and tie up to club jetty.
Spent a couple of hours sorting the rigging and sails etc.

Eventually cast off at 15.15 in sunshine and about a 10 Kt westerly.

A pleasant 4.8 Nm sail (staysail and single reefed mainsail) including calibrating the new electronic compass (Raymarine ST40).

It feels good to be back on the water! :):)

[Ru88ell]

I'm out too - but only motored from Northney to pick up a mooring at the junction with Ensworth channel and Sweare deep. I'm here for the night, then sailing to Cowes in the morning.

[Ru88ell]

Very foggy start to the day, but now in Cowes, basking in the sunshine. Wonderful day for sailing.

[Ru88ell]

Yes! Crossing from Cowes to Lymington. About half way we had a squall of 30+ kts. I had a single reef and staysail. Interesting.

SimonW came to say hello in Lymington. He looks like the sort of bloke of who'd look great in a Cape Cutter!