Fareham - Chichester
Finally off! After lots of hard work, far too much of it "last-minute", we got the boat all packed up neatly and ready to go late Sunday night. We have a few missing items and tasks not done - of course. As many a wise old sailor has said (and a few young ones too, no doubt) - if you wait 'til everything is ready then you will never go! So, whether or not it is indicative of wisdom we have not finished the cockpit tent or the big drifter sail. I hope to maybe get the tent progressed en-route, and get the sail at least laid out and cut when we are back for a few days in July. I just could not pack the fabric roll into the boat - one item too far. I did get the vinyl for the tent (and the spare white canvas). A few other thigns like proper mounts for my guitar and the dinghy oars etc. are still to come.
Had a good(ish) sail down to Chichester - took AGES as the wind was unfavourable (and got even worse for a time). We had too little sail up, I think - that's what I get for listening to the weather forecast -or more accurately, that's what I get for *believing* the weather forecast. We hadn't yet got the bigger jib wound up (it was all done, but the sailmaker had it out to check the luff length when he was making the small one). We could get it up - but there would be no certitude of getting it to roll away...
Anchored up off Chaldock Pt, Chichester, in about 6-7 m. Lovely calm spot.
Job of the day - putting snibs on the anchor locker door to make sure our 50m chain + 50m rope that only just fits stays in the locker and doesn't spill out into the bed.Not that it has, but I really don't want to risk it. (Eeeeeeeew!)