A Cruise Around the Block

10 August 2013 | Portishead Bristol
08 August 2013 | Padstow
05 August 2013 | Falmouth
02 August 2013 | Falmouth
31 July 2013 | Dartmouth
27 July 2013 | Dartmouth
23 July 2013 | Ramsgate
21 July 2013 | St. Katherine's Dock
18 July 2013 | Lowestoft
11 July 2013 | Blythe
09 July 2013 | Stonehaven
07 July 2013 | Wick
26 June 2013 | Stromness
22 June 2013 | Stornoway
15 June 2013 | Mallaig
10 June 2013 | Tobermory
08 June 2013 | Oban
04 June 2013 | Port Ellen, Islay
02 June 2013 | Bangor
20 May 2013 | Holyhead

A swim and a dry out

08 August 2013 | Padstow
Rod
We left Falmouth and had a gentle sail to Mousehole, a tiny fishing village near Newlyn. In the winter they put large timber bulks across the harbour entrance to keep out the winter storms. When we arrived it was one big Cornish holiday site. We tied up alongside an old fishing smack and joined the bathers. We dried out for the first time on the trip, the boat standing happily on the hard stand although the fenders felt the squeeze from the old fishing craft as she settled on her wooden leg. We were off early on Wednesday to round Lands End at 0830. The wind filled in later in the day and we enjoyed a few hours under sail alone before the need to meet the tidal gate at Padstow required further assistance from the engine. We moored in the harbour last night; a brass band was playing, it could have been for us. Still need to work out the tides for the final leg.
Comments
Vessel Name: Shearwater
Vessel Make/Model: Westerly Fulmar
Hailing Port: Portishead Quays Marina Bristol
Crew: Rod Shiers and pals
About: sailing friends from down the years and fellow members of Ogston Sailing Club

A Cruise Around the Block

Who: Rod Shiers and pals
Port: Portishead Quays Marina Bristol