Marianne Rose

Had planned to leave Whitehaven at 0900 but left earlier than planned to make use of freeflow and save locking out so it all turned into a rush. Once out I turned towards St Bees and hoisted the main, well about 2/3 of it, the wind was stronger than expected and with about 2/3 of the Genoa out I was flying along at 6kts. Once past the headland I set course for the Mull of Galloway, 20kts of wind and heavy seas all the way, about 5 miles out the wind dropped and I let all the sails out but speed kept falling, I motored in the last two miles. Cockpit instruments failed as I came into the anchorage, which was full of lobster pots, Wh allows this? A very rocky night ahead, once I got the instruments fixed I moved closer to the cliff to get out of the wind which had picked up again but I couldn’t get away from the swell.