Back at sea
| Vessel Name: | Barbaresco |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Barbary Ketch |
| Hailing Port: | Tollesbury |
| Crew: | Simon Dove and Sally Douglas |
| About: | Owners since 2013. |
14 May 2016 | Tollesbury
Back to the beginning
Very obviously Friday 13th yesterday as the news on our engine was disappointing to say the least. It seems that the leak on the cylinder is rather more serious than originally thought (for the technical, the pre-combustion chamber is damaged and needs replacing) and it will take up to ten days to be [...]
12 May 2016 | Tollesbury
Going the wrong way!
Due to a fault in the engine fuel injection to one of the cylinders resulting a substantial spray of blackened fuel around the engine bay we've had to return to Tollesbury to get it fixed. The option of sailing on to Lowestoft wasn't really on as the winds are generally northerly at the moment and the [...]
10 May 2016 | Shotley Gate
Still here
An early-ish start at Suffolk YH for fuel top-up before leaving for Lowestoft. The gods were against us, however, with strong wind from the ENE and the current flowing Southward making progress difficult to say the least. Adding in some container ships and ferries to Holland made tacking across the main [...]
09 May 2016 | Suffolk YH
Moved to Suffolk YH
Moved to Suffolk Yacht Harbour (Levington) to get fuel and use their wi-fi.
09 May 2016 | Harwich Pier
Halfpenny Pier, Harwich
Glorious weather yesterday for our shakedown leg to Harwich. Wind was on the nose, of course, which meant some motoring at the start and end of the day.
Going the wrong way!
We did have a pleasant sail back here, however it was in thick fog with the vis down to 30m at one point. The sun came out eventually at around 15:30 and we motored back to our old berth at exactly high water 40 minutes later. We (Malcolm and I) are looking at options for sailing on when the engine is fixed. Hopefully tomorrow give some fair winds.
