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Departing Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne at 03:00 – 30 June 2023 We are sailing from Eastbourne (UK) to Gosport. Our plan is to sail west down the English Channel, round Lands End, then sail up the Irish Sea to the Inner Hebrides. The wind increased to F7 as we passed Selsey Bill Beer in Gosport –… Continue reading Leaving Eastbourne

Tuesday 18 January – Gosport No wind – frost on the pontoons. Have breakfast in a cafe at about 7:30 (The baker in Gosport high street opens earlier than the trendy sailors cafe) Depart at 9:00  I am getting more familiar with the boat so the departure is smooth. Not much wind forecast, but some… Continue reading Last Leg

Wednesday 17 January – English Channel Fabulous stars, night sailing is great At about 03:30 we are approaching the Needles channel.  So many flashing lights what do they mean? Use the chart plotter, Navionics on the iPhone keeps crashing, it’s OK on the iPad  which is on the chart table and is my main navigation… Continue reading Still at sea

Tuesday 16 January – Penryn Overnight Jake finds there is water flowing into the bilge at a slow rate. At about 5 am I go through the system. If the sink is set to drain into the sump tank we are getting sea water through that value into the sump tank. If the sump tank… Continue reading First Sail

Monday 16 January – Penryn Boat yard starts working at 7:30 – toilets are open! Launch will be at about 11:30 Mike returns the van to Enterprise in Penryn. Very handy being able to do a one way van hire. Boat is lifted from it’s cradle at about 10:00  Jake and I complete the anti-foul… Continue reading Splashing the boat

Sunday 15 – Penryn Lazy start Boat yard toilet still shut Walk to the premier marina which is next door, and arrange a berth on F14 for Monday night, they also allow use to the use the showers and toilets that Sunday (I am an account holder) Eastbourne gate key fobs not working in Falmouth!… Continue reading Loading

Saturday 14 January – Eastbourne Pick up Mike from Sovereign Harbour at 4:50 Drive to Bristol to pick up Jake Very heavy rain all the way, storms in the channel all weekend Jake ready as we arrive at 8:00 Mike dives to van to Penryn Cornwall – stop at an M5 serve station for Breakfast… Continue reading Rain and Painting

Friday 13 January 2022 – Eastbourne Pickup van from Enterprise hire with Mike  Load van with painting gear, ladder, sailing equipment from Jenny J (my previous boat), clothes, bedding and stuff

We plan to launch on the 16 January and then wait for a weather window Currently Cape Horn has a better forcast

You cannot paint anti-foul in the frost! After a tea break the sun defrosts the boat