Yarmouth
Flamingolady
Fri 28 Aug 2009 06:40
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50 42.379 N 01 13.18 W
25 August 09
We left Weymouth on Tuesday morning, 09:00 with the
aim of making Studland early afternoon. The sailing was good, but the forecast
was consistently F8 soon so we decided to aim for the Solent, for a worry free
anchor watch free night. It was a good job the wind was increasing as we arrived
at North Head just as the tide turned. 7.5 to 8 Kts through the water but only
3.5 -4 kts cog at Hurst.
For the second time in ten years
we enter Yarmouth, and are rafted on the pontoon. With the discount scheme
the cost of £6 is excellent value including the cost
of the waterTAXI for two.
Rushed out of Yarmouth early, as the boat on the
inside wanted leave, 5 minutes warning !! ha ho we can cope. Slipped off the
raft into a side wind, turned around and motored to the empty buoys to tie
up for an hour to tidy up, set inner forestay, and rig the No 3
Good sailing in 16 to 33 kts true, and Marie-Claire
gets to try the No3 with a reasonable wind. When we last tried the wind did not
exceed 5 kts. Its a good sail, M-C is impressed.
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