Misty morning on Folly Reach
Last week Colin and I gave a presentation on cruising North Brittany as part of the Cruising Associations North France Section Launch Day. Despite initial nerves we agreed afterwards that the day had been most rewarding and would not hesitate to do it again.

We have also organised a Navigators Challenge for the Ashdown Sailing Club and it was a success, thank goodness, after all the preparation and several forays in to the Solent to define a course and set the exercise. Held on the 15th October the day dawned with a perfect SE F3-4 and sunshine, we enjoyed a gentle sail over to the start and anchored to watch our friends pass in a flurry of compass' and binoculars. The last leg simulated fog in the River Medina.

At The Folly Inn it was room in the upper circle only as 20 people came aboard for pre-dinner sundowners.

Next morning even we wondered if we had a special relationship with the weather gods as fog shrouded the river and yesterday's exercise was for real.

Now Taransay is back in the boatyard, was it really only 14 months ago she launched. Winter ashore for her, and a winter sorting out our lives for us.