Sunday 26th May 50:09N 05:04W
Bellone
Sun 26 May 2024 14:02
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We arrived here at 7.30 this morning, feeling exhausted
after the weather we had had over the previous thirty six hours. Phil drove the
boat into the harbour and onto a buoy in a zephyr of a wind and a very good
job he made of it to.
After the lovely day we had on Friday, the wind
increased to a force six and we had this on the nose all the way around Land's
End. We even went as far west as the Scilly Isles looking for a way to tack
around the bottom south west of the UK. As luck would have it, even after
getting around the bottom, the wind changed so that is was on the nose again.
Very miserable!
We have produced the inevitable job list.
The most important one is the engine, followed by
replacing the starboard lazy jacks (worn through chafe), and then repairing the
trimming line for the wind vane self-steering (broken as it is in a vulnerable
place).
We also need water and more fresh food. There is a small
problem though.
Tomorrow is a bank holiday.
What do you do with the drunken
sailor?
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