Sunday 25th May 2008

Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Tue 27 May 2008 20:48
50:45.385N 001:31.83W

Various conflicting weather forecasts were discussed in the morning and many
plans were changed.

In our case we decided against a trip of 112 miles in possible Force 8
gales, even though the wind would be behind us and decided to have a gentle
run up to Lymington which (apart from the shopping opportunities) was a good
location to start from whenever the wind died down.

In the event the Solent enjoyed a lovely sunny afternoon and evening.
However Pink Cloud (A Najad 570) set off to Dartmouth and whilst most of
their trip was in gentle conditions they finally ran into the bad weather as
they neared their destination. Clearly if we had gone too we would have been
well behind them and would have had to endure a very difficult trip on to
Plymouth which is our intended destination.

In the evening we spotted David & Stevie Prior (They have recently sold
their Najad and are enjoying a bit of boat free life!) out for stroll along
the marina pontoons and so we joined up and went for a meal followed by
coffee in their brand new house.