Plymouth and reflections on the voyage

Approaching
Sutton Harbour in Plymouth, 50:22.00N 004:11.00W, Brian’s partner, Sascha,
welcomed us from the Mayflower Steps. The lock was in free-flow mode and we
entered the basin around 10am and secured to the allocated berth - incidentally,
the second most expensive visitors berth in the entire Atlantic circuit after
Rodney Bay, Antigua. Sascha joined
us on the boat followed quickly by Alison bearing chocolate cake which was
enjoyed in the cockpit with coffee all round. Then followed
a team effort to clear the deck of headsails which, since the furling drum
failure, had been secured to the guard wires when not in use, and to remove the
mainsail which needed to be taken away for some minor repair and
reinforcement. Keith and I
had a beer in the Minerva at lunchtime and people then went their own ways
leaving the boat to me during the afternoon when my daughter, son in law and
grandchildren descended. In the evening
a gathering of some of the participants on the various legs, and family members,
convened at the Royal Plymouth Corinthian Y.C. The Club had laid on a ‘welcome home’
which was a lovely surprise. On Monday morning, Brian, Sascha and I put the boat back on our mooring at Torpoint Yacht Harbour to conclude the circuit. I would like to thank them and everyone who helped with the both the preparation and execution of the circuit; I couldn't have done it without them. Thanks also to family and friends who kept in touch by email and WhatsApp. Summary of legs and
distances: Tony, Phil, Chris: Plymouth - A Coruna - Corme - Camarinas - Finisterre - Ribeira – Pobra - Vigo - Islas Cies - Baiona - Viana do Castello -
Lexiose - Porto.
739
miles Tony, Chris: Porto -Lexiose -
Figuera do Foz - Peniche - Cascais
180
miles Tony, Chris, Sascha, Brian: Cascais - Lisbon - Lisbon
26 miles Tony, Brian, Alison: Cascais (should have been to Madeira,
sorry Alison) 0 miles Tony, Brian: Cascais - Lanzarote
662
miles Tony, Brian, Morag, Dave: Lanzarote -
Grasciosa - Rosario - Las Palmas 340 miles Tony, Brian, Morag: Las Palmas - La
Gomera - Sal - Boa Vista - Sao Nicholau - Mindello
984
miles Tony, Brian, Morag: Mindello - Grenada (Port Louis)
2137 miles Tony, Brian: Grenada - Tobago - Grenada 168 miles Tony, Brian Steve: Grenada - Carriacou- Tobago Cays - Union
Island - Grenada
160 miles Tony, Brian, Cilla: Grenada - Carriacou - Union Island - Tobago Cays/ Petite Rameaux - Bequia - St Vincent - St Lucia -
Martinique - Dominica - Les Saintes
- Guadaloup - Antigua
397 miles Tony, Brian, Keith: Antigua, Barbuda,
Bermuda, Flores, Faial, St Marys, Plymouth
4104 miles Total: 9897
miles |