tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81597846894532051772024-03-13T11:21:34.529+00:00Daisy IIJulian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-49546592902517475892020-08-11T17:08:00.002+01:002020-08-11T17:17:05.810+01:00The last post<div>With some sadness, but much pleasure, the news is that <i>Daisy II </i>is sold and will be spending the next phase of her sailing life in Northern Ireland. So, this is truly the final post on this particular blog. We had a wonderful 13 years together and it's great to know that she will be sailing on!</div><div><br /></div><div>It has been a pleasure being a part of the Drascombe fraternity - perhaps I'll own another one some day.</div><div><br /></div><div>From a personal perspective, the much better news is that <i>Daisy III</i> has been stretching her sea legs this summer - these exploits are now being recorded on the <a href="https://daisyiii.blogspot.com/">Daisy III blog</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AdOjuJtZDbq3GYqHNpc5uY-5ScwJ1cgPSdr7I2I9QICRF7wggFCZnZDMHk5AMZd6naKW5snUpg8M1sKMktYJrdfqNcjuNW1QHQFTvj-_GLHYaM2EiZGtpJ0lhztPyJOdl3PB0UsW4_s/s2048/Photo+11-07-2020%252C+14+08+42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AdOjuJtZDbq3GYqHNpc5uY-5ScwJ1cgPSdr7I2I9QICRF7wggFCZnZDMHk5AMZd6naKW5snUpg8M1sKMktYJrdfqNcjuNW1QHQFTvj-_GLHYaM2EiZGtpJ0lhztPyJOdl3PB0UsW4_s/s640/Photo+11-07-2020%252C+14+08+42.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-37685675999720752762019-08-03T12:20:00.001+01:002019-08-03T15:38:28.416+01:00The end of an era......sadly, I'll be selling <em>Daisy II</em>. This is because I'm in the process of buying <em>Daisy III, </em>a Bay Cruiser 20, built in 2013, from the Swallow Yachts stable, similar to the one in the image below.<br />
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It's all a bit unexpected: one cannot pick and choose when such boats come on the market. The new boat is one I've had my eye on for some time and it was just a case of waiting for the right one to come up at the right price. <br />
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In due course, a new blog will commence detailing continuing sailing adventures in the new boat. No doubt, that blog will include details of the reasons for the change. In the meantime, the next post on here will contain sales details of <em>Daisy II </em>for anyone who may be interested in acquiring her.<br />
<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-79070258806492419772019-06-30T18:08:00.001+01:002019-06-30T18:08:54.966+01:00Wells next the sea rally<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I've attended the Wells rally three times now. On the previous two occasions, the locals tried to organise an expedition down the coast, overnighting and returning on the next tide. Unfortunately, conditions are key to pulling this off and luck wasn't on our side.<div>
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I rose at the crack of dawn to make use of the early flood tide. There was no wind, but the scenery was stunning, particularly as the sun rose.</div>
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After reaching the west cardinal, I motored back to port.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On the afternoon tide, we sailed west to Scolt Head island, at the entrance to of the channel to Burnham Overy. Winds were SSE F4. The tide along the North Norfolk coast habitually runs east from a couple of hours before HW, so we were reaching against this, but still making around 4kts.</div>
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Reaching Scolt Head Island, we anchored and played in the glorious late afternoon sunshine, waiting for the tide to drop before taking the beach.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchorage off Scott Head Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming between Drascombes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Daisy II</i> beginning to settle, unfortunately with her head down the sloping bank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The evening was spent in good company, aboard <i>Salford, </i>one of the boats from the Coastal Exploration Company. Here, a rather reluctant fire was slowly cooking sausages whilst participating skippers and crew drank grog.</td></tr>
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Our leader, Peter, had organised the charter of <i>Salford, </i>one of the boats from the Coastal Exploration company. https://coastalexplorationcompany.co.uk/about/#boats</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rita Mae</i> enjoying the action on the return trip, <i>Salford</i> just visible on the horizon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow track: early morning tide, 29th June, 5,8nm; <br />
red track: afternoon trip to Scolt Head Island, 6.8nm; <br />
green track: return trip to Wells next the sea, early tide on 30th June, 5.5nm. <br />
Altogether, 18.1 nm.</td></tr>
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Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-12970837115301404182019-06-16T17:03:00.000+01:002019-06-16T17:03:00.511+01:00Orwell to Walton Backwaters 15-16 June<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A spare weekend, and an opportunity to pop down to the coast for a one-nighter. <div>
Launched at Woolverstone, and mostly motored over to the Backwaters almost directly into a fresh Southerly F5/6 blow.</div>
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Sanctuary in the Backwaters was found up Kirby Creek, trying not to disturb the local wildlife, including a colony of seals a little further upstream. Conditions in Landermere Creek were too windy, but there is always more shelter to be found somewhere.</div>
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The reward for motoring all that way was a delightful return sail with the wind behind me almost the entire way. I left the Backwaters on the fresh flood, and sailed across Dovercourt Bay in increasingly lumpy conditions, reaching the safety of Harwich harbour before the forecast winds of 20mph arrived.<br />
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Back in the Orwell, a reach past Pin Mill as always presented plenty of boats to admire.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New rope clutch replacing the previous cleats. Still some tidying up to do.</td></tr>
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The latest modification is a rope clutch for three halyards, replacing the two cleats that used to be there. Works well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White track, Saturday 15th June, 14.3nm; Red track, Sunday 16th June 16.4nm; Total length 30.7nm</td></tr>
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Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-15409666073102409702019-06-01T11:39:00.002+01:002019-06-02T17:34:30.610+01:00May 29-31, Walton Backwaters<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Another May half term cruise. Other commitments narrowed the window of opportunity to these three days. Winds were S backing SW F5/6 initially, becoming F4/5 later. Gusty conditions such as these are never my favourite, but it was good to be challenged. Selected Walton Backwaters as a base, due to strength of winds in the forecast, and the abundance of safe anchorages.<br />
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<b>Wednesday 29th May</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muddy slipway at HW+4, Titchmarsh Marina</td></tr>
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Launched at Titchmarsh Marina. Short trip down the Walton Channel, and briefly looking out into Dovercourt Bay. Southerly F6 gusts made for rough conditions (by my standards) so retired to Landermere Creek.<br />
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<b>Thursday 30th May</b><br />
Brief hiatus when outboard wouldn't start, so returned by sail across Horsey Mere to the Marina. It turned out that the outboard had merely flooded. So, returned across Horsey Mere by motor, and then by sail out of the Backwaters. Winds had abated too F4/5 SW, so sailed across to Harwich and over to Shotley for lunch, and then up and down the Orwell. Returned by sail to the Backwaters for an extremely pleasant anchorage/drying out opposite Honey Island (Kirby Creek).<br />
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<b>Friday 31st May</b></div>
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Winds still SW gusting to F5. Had to take the boat out at HW (10.30am) due to commitments elsewhere. Brief sail towards Landermere Quay before returning via Hamford Water and the Walton Channel to Titchmarsh Marina.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White track: 29th May, 6.5nm; Green track: 30th May, 29.6nm; Red track: 6.4nm. Total length: 42.5nm</td></tr>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-48680377861916889152019-05-19T18:14:00.002+01:002019-06-01T11:42:16.651+01:00River Blackwater, 18-19 May, 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaceful anchorage in Bradwell Creek</td></tr>
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This was the Blackwater Rally which almost didn't happen. Plans had been abandoned due to lack of interest, and then Lugger <i>Eileen Mary</i> became a very late participant. So, an informal rally was resurrected. We agreed to use anchorages rather than marinas and the resulting adventure was just as fun, and probably with even more sailing.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Eileen Mary</i> making the most of the vespers of wind on offer.</td></tr>
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On Saturday, we motored with the flood tide upstream, past Osea where the wind slowly worked itself into action, and then on to Heybridge. <br />
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Once past Heybridge, we went round Northey Island, and back downstream with the now fresh ebb. The wind picked up as I passed Goldhanger Creek, particularly with the ebb driving us on. Winds were SE F3 and, once past Stone (where I put some Drascombe literature in the cockpits of the moored coasters <i>Maid of Stone</i> and <i>Wagtail</i>) we had a pleasant reach at speeds of up to 6 knots, up to the power station.<br />
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Late afternoon, we retired to Bradwell Creek for the evening.</div>
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The next morning, winds were non-existent. In somewhat gloomy drizzle, we motored across to Tollesbury - where more literature found its way into the cockpit of Drascombe Longboat (or was it Lugger?) <i>Aaron</i>. Subsequently, we paid a visit to West Mersea, before returning to Bradwell and recovering boats.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red track: Saturday 18th May, 22.2nm; White track: Sunday 19th May, 10.4nm. Total trip length: 32.6nm</td></tr>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-79086694781498670932019-05-06T13:31:00.000+01:002019-05-12T14:00:11.250+01:00May Bank Holiday Norfolk Broads cruise, 5-6 May<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Launched at Whispering Reeds boatyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jimbo</i> on the River Bure</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creeping along Meadow Dyke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jimbo </i>rounding Pleasure Island, Hickling Broad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rita-Mae</i> rounding Pleasure Island, Hickling Broad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rita-Mae</i> on Hickling Broad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jimbo</i> on Hickling Broad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overnight moorings on Womack Water, Ludham</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jimbo </i>beating a passage along the River Bure</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jimbo</i> on Hickling Broad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jimbo</i> on Hickling Broad</td></tr>
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This cruise was intended as a re-run of last year's Lowestoft Loop rally. However, inclement conditions on the Saturday forced a postponement by one day, and a general change of plan which didn't involve sea passages. Hence, we launched from Hickling Broad, cruising along the River Thurne to the River Bure.<br />
We took in St Benet's Abbey before retiring to a peaceful mooring just inside Womack Water leading to Ludham.<br />
The following day, we returned along the Thurne, back under the bridge at Potter Heigham, once again to the peace and tranquility of Horsey Mere for lunch, and then returning to base at Hickling.<br />
Winds were northerly F4, veering north-westerly (F3/4) on the second day.<br />
Participating boats:<br />
Luggers: <i>Rita-Mae, Jimbo</i><br />
Coaster: <i>Daisy II</i><br />
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[Note on Google track. I'm beginning to get the hang of the new, slightly less user-friendly interface between the Garmin software and Google Earth. It involves exporting the Garmin file, and then reimporting it into Google Earth.]Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-82380367227106760682019-04-22T18:32:00.001+01:002019-04-22T19:03:19.036+01:00Bank holiday sail at Rutland Water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Seizing the moment - and before the,‘ Aqua-park' season - this was an enjoyable sail in F4 easterly conditions.</div>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-1586705674558845692019-04-17T19:14:00.001+01:002019-06-01T11:42:35.259+01:002019 Shakedown cruise<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Back on the water. This is the Blackwater with F5, gusting F6 easterly winds. So, going upstream against the tide, the jib worked well enough. </td></tr>
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<i><br />Daisy II</i> has been quiet for several months, but things have been happening and, at last, it was good to be back on the water.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monday 15th April - White track (6.7nm); Tuesday 16th April - red track (30.9nm); Wednesday 17th April (9.0nm). Total track length 46.6nm</td></tr>
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Monday 15th April. Launched at Bradwell Marina. Winds F5/6 easterly. Tide receding. Left the Marina at noon, mid-tide, set full jib and worked a way upstream. Conditions were awkward with big 'wind-over-tide' waves midstream. Stuck to the edges of the channel where the water was calmer. Worked upstream to Lawling Creek for anchorage.</div>
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Tuesday 16th April. Winds F3/4 easterly backing north-easterly. Took the tide down to Heybridge and then turned with the fresh ebb to work downstream. Lunch at anchor off Bradwell Power Station. The seas had calmed down sufficiently to sail across to the Colne for evening anchorage in Pyefleet Channel.</div>
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Wednesday 17th April. Becalmed. Motored back to Bradwell Marina, pulling the boat out at 12 noon.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Daisy II</i> waiting patiently on the jetty at Bradwell Marina</td></tr>
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Bradwell Marina continues to offer an excellent slipway, and remains a great place from which to cruise this wonderful sailing area.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much better than the oval windows on other Drascombe coasters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The exciting repair is a new rudder/mizzen capping since the old one was completely warped and in danger of falling apart. This new one is from Churchouse Boats - they made it specifically to fit since the old one seemed to be slightly different in size from their standard fitting. </td></tr>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-1924417067783654752018-10-07T20:26:00.000+01:002018-10-07T20:26:05.057+01:00Rutland Water<br />
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It's not been a great September. The Hickling Broad rally had to be cancelled due to a poor forecast. The diary dictates that October may well not be any better. This weekend had the potential to be a mini-cruise but yesterday's weather destroyed that prospect. So, today's sail was just a token of what might have been. <br />
As wild as conditions were 24 hours previously, today they were almost benign. I had to row out of Whitwell Creek before there was any sense of a breath of wind. But then things picked up for a pleasant, if slow sail up the northern arm of the water. <br />
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So, it could well be that this is the last sail before mid November - but we'll have to see what opportunities open up. Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-35428827765633177572018-09-03T12:38:00.001+01:002018-09-03T12:50:16.173+01:00Walton Backwaters - Drascombe Association Rally, 31st August - 2nd September<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday lunch at Stone Point</td></tr>
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Ten participating boats:<br />
Coasters: <em>Daisy II, Dewiniaeth, Kathleen</em><br />
Dabbers: <em>Lily, Teal, Bob'n'Annie, Blue Teal</em><br />
Luggers:<em> Rita May, Petrel</em><br />
BC23: <em>Kestrel</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White track, Friday 31st August (12.0nm); Red track, Saturday 1st Sept (13.2nm); White track, Sunday 2nd (10.2nm); Total track length: 40.0nm</td></tr>
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<strong>Friday 31st August - trip from River Orwell to Titchmarsh Marina, Walton Backwaters</strong><br />
Just because it was possible, I decided to launch over in the Orwell. Part of the fun of the Walton Backwaters is the trip across Dovercourt Bay over to the Walton Backwaters. Unfortunately, I hadn't planned the tides very carefully and ended up motoring against the flood down the Orwell and, once in the Backwaters, against the ebb up the Walton Channel. Still, it was a splendid sail across the bay from Harwich.<br />
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<strong>Saturday 1st September - cruising in the Backwaters, trip to Beaumont Quay</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Daisy II</em> leaving Titchmarsh Marina (courtesy of J. Peal)</td></tr>
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Today, we left Titchmarsh soon after LW at 11am. Winds were SE F3/4. Sailing against the new flood out of the Walton Channel, we picked up the flood into Hamford Water. After a bit of to and fro', we reached Landermere Quay, anchoring for lunch.<br />
Dabbers amongst us helped those that could to reach the historic Beaumont Quay, the western most point of the navigation. <br />
Afterwards, with some flood still left, we sailed back down Landermere Creek, into Kirby Creek and across Horsey Mere, succeeding in crossing The Wade around HW at 4pm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Bob'n'Annie</em> in Hamford Water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kestrel</em> slipping along gracefully</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dewinaeth</em> and <em>Petrel</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Blue Teal </em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Petrel</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Bob'n'Annie</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kathleen</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dabbers moored at Beaumont Quay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Lily </em>taking to oar-power</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaumont Quay - stones laid in the 1820s, recycled from the old London Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drascombes departing Landermere Creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dewinaeth</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Bob'n'Annie</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Blue Teal</em> and <em>Bob'n'Annie</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kestrel</em> and <em>Dewinaeth</em> in Kirby Creek</td></tr>
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<strong>Sunday 2nd September - lunch at Stone Point; departures...</strong><br />
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Today, a slightly reduced fleet repeated our trip along the Walton Channel, having another play in Hamford Water, before pulling up at Stone Point for lunch. Thereafter, the fleet departed its various ways, some back to Titchmarsh, others back to the Orwell.<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-52805748800166212652018-08-07T21:00:00.000+01:002018-08-30T20:10:24.166+01:00Plymouth to Paignton (and back) - south west cruise<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">207nm</td></tr>
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Launching fees: £0 - using the excellent public facilities at Mount Batten, Plymouth<br />
Car and trailer parking: £0 - on street parking<br />
Marina berthing fees: £0 - why bother when you can spend seven nights in free anchorages?<br />
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This is my brand of cruising, and proves that boating doesn't have to be expensive. Anchoring isn't difficult and, in Drascombes which can take the ground, can be flexible and peaceful. I find it works best to avoid the 'known' anchorages since, what the guidebooks really mean is somewhere for a deep keeled boat to avoid grounding. Look for somewhere close in to shore, with a reasonably flat, non-rocky sea bed. Arriving at low tide helps one appreciate the lie of the land in this respect. In this way, one can find real seclusion.<br />
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<strong>Day 1: Plymouth to Salcombe</strong><br />
I actually trailed down the previous evening, slept aboard on the trailer on the road adjacent to the slipway and then launched early the next morning. Apparently, this slip can get very busy, and the 'free' parking can be difficult to find at such times. There were no such problems at 7am on a Tuesday morning. I did pop back the following Sunday just to check the car and trailer were still there, and the free parking was all being used. If you like, there is the option of paying to park on Mount Batten Centre land, but this is costly at £10 per day (£5 for car, same for trailer) and the car park looks no less secure than the open road.<br />
There is a choice of two slipways, and both look good - the wider one looks good for all tide usage.<br />
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After launching, I popped over to Barn Pool to anchor for breakfast. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast at Barn Pool</td></tr>
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It was just after HW, and there had been gales over the previous few days so, despite winds being light and southerly, there was a punishing swell beyond the Plymouth breakwater -in fact, seas were breaking over the breakwater. As ever, photos don't do it justice, but it was a bumpy trip, mostly with the tidal flow up to Salcombe. Initially, I was tempted to turn back and wait for promised better weather later in the week, but was glad to stick with it, rewarded by a challenging sail and much relief once I'd rounded some very confused tidal races off Bolt Head, anchoring in the relative comfort of Starehole Bay for a late lunch at low water.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Mew Stone looks untroubled and the camera does a good job of flattening the sizeable swell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored for lunch in Starehole Bay.</td></tr>
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After lunch, a comfortable sail over Salcombe bar into the harbour brought back memories of a previous holiday here over a decade previously. I found a safe holding anchorage, waiting for the tide, off Halwell Point at the end of the main Salcombe moorings.<br />
I was waiting for sufficient water to take me further upstream to Kingsbridge. The reward was a lovely quiet anchorage on a falling tide - <em>Daisy II</em> dried out on seaweed and all was still until the tide returned the following morning for breakfast!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect evening anchorage, drying out overnight, opposite the lights of Kingsbridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28.5nm</td></tr>
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<strong>Day 2: Salcombe to Dart</strong><br />
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The swell hadn't diminished overnight. In fact, winds the previous afternoon seemed to have whipped up the seas even more and, again, I was tempted to give in but persisted. Once beyond Prawle Point, I felt comfortable setting sail in F4 southerly winds. The promised tidal races off Start Point, intriguingly, hadn't yet set in and, having given it a wide berth, I followed a catamaran across the projected position of these races into the welcome comfort and shelter of Start Bay for a very pleasant run along some splendid shoreline along to the River Dart.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, the camera has flattened some challenging seas off Start Point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the River Dart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingswear Castle guarding the eastern shoreline of the entrance to the River Dart...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and Dartmouth Castle guarding the opposite shoreline</td></tr>
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Dartmouth is an impressive and busy place for mariners. I motored carefully through the initial parts of the harbour, picking a safe passage amongst the many chartered boats and ferries. I was aiming for a known anchorage just off Dittisham Mill Creek and, tired from previous exertions, was content to stop there mid-afternoon into the evening, remaining afloat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25.9nm</td></tr>
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<strong>Day 3: Exploring Dart and return trip to Tor Bay</strong><br />
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The trip upstream to Totnes was charming, if windless. Totnes is something of a pilgrimage for <em>Daisy II</em> marking her return to the site of the factory at which she was built in 1997. The factory has long since disappeared since the demise of the old Honnor Marine business in that same year. I understand the original factory was somewhere on the bank beyond the ferry in the picture below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Public moorings at Totnes. <em>Daisy II</em> was 'born' here 21 years ago...</td></tr>
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Totnes is a charming place, not least since there are free moorings close to the town centre. This was a welcome opportunity to restock the ship's larder at a nearby supermarket, and also to make use of an independent deli, filled with all sorts of treats.<br />
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Leaving Totnes behind, the next stage in the voyage involved a splendid sail, in a southerly breeze, round the Mew Stone, marking the eastern entrance to the Dart, along the coast to Tor Bay and the 'English Riviera'.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Blackstone marking the turn of the coast NE to Berry Head</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berry Head and the entrance to Tor Bay.</td></tr>
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Whilst in Tor Bay, winds shifted to an easterly direction, which would have made for uncomfortable anchoring. So, after a brief glide past Brixham and Paignton, the decision was made fire up the engine and return to The Dart for the night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mew Stone on the return to the River Dart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dried out for the night off Gurrow Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">37.7nm</td></tr>
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<strong>Day 4: Dart to Salcombe</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Creek, which has a handy pub with moorings - not utilised on this trip but noted for future</td></tr>
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HW was later in the morning, so it was good to explore further the upper reaches of the Dart, before taking the ebb downstream and out into Start Bay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delightful shoreline shapes in Start Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afternoon anchorage off Slapton Sands</td></tr>
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The return to Salcombe involved close encounters with sea mist, and with the Black Stone off Start Point, on which I managed to scrape the centreplate. Another near miss... Once back in Salcombe, I returned to the previous anchorage on the shoreline opposite Kingsbridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">36.2nm</td></tr>
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<strong>Day 5: Salcombe to River Yealm</strong><br />
Day 5 began with an incoming tide, and the opportunity once again to explore the upper reaches of an estuary. So, Frogmore Creek beckoned. It's another creek at the end of which ought to be a pub but no evidence was seen. Row/sailing was employed with the ebb when returning to the main channel of the estuary, including a pleasant beat along the reach up to Halwell Point. At this point, the wind was shielded by the hills around the estuary, so engine was deployed to begin the long trip round Bolt Head and back down the coast to the Plymouth area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Craggy rocks guarding the western entrance to Salcombe Harbour</td></tr>
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The seas, for the return trip to the Plymouth area, were much calmer. Gone was the residual swell from previous storms. Unfortunately, gone also was the wind altogether and the outboard was deployed rather more frequently than would have been wished.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intriguing caves on the shoreline between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hope Cove - memories of previous beach holidays here...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burgh Island</td></tr>
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The target was to reach the River Yealm - a delightful smaller estuary, almost entirely devoted to leisure boating.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the River Yealm. The white triangular navigational markers evident, mid picture, amongst the trees help sailors navigate a passage avoiding the sand bar which stretches from the northern shore across a substantial part of the entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The River Yealm is another absolute delight. I found a covenient evening anchorage to dry out in mud off Shortaflete Creek.</td></tr>
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<strong>Day 6: Rivers Yealm to Lynher</strong><br />
The first job today was to explore the delightful River Yealm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Public pontoon with facilities on the River Yealm. The harbourmaster was happy for me to stop here for 20 minutes, which was handy, amongst other things, for recharging my water supplies.</td></tr>
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It was pleasing, today, to return to Plymouth and explore this wonderful estuary prior to pulling out. Working my way round the Great Mew Stone I had intended to explore Cawsand Bay on the western side of the breakwater. However, a good F4 south easterly made a lunchtime anchorage on the other side a more sensible proposition.<br />
Passing through the eastern channel, I could see plenty of yachts anchored in Jennycliff Bay, and as I headed towards them, I was hailed over the VHF by the skipper of Drifter 22 <em>Puffin</em>, who had initially advised me on sensible launching locations for this trip. I pulled up alongside for lunch and a pleasant chat. <br />
It was then time to part company. Initially, I wanted to check that the car and traiiler were still ok, having been abandoned six days earlier in a public place. Fortunately all was fine.<br />
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The next area to explore was the Hamoaze area, taking a good look at the extensive naval facilities at Devonport.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the foreground, a submarine is moored. We don't see many of those on the east coast! Interesting to note the depths just off Barn Pool on the entrance to Hamoaze which are in excess of thirty metres.</td></tr>
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Finally, I headed up the Lynher River for another delightful anchorage in the lea of Ince Castle.<br />
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<strong>Day 7: River Tamar, then return home</strong><br />
The plan, today, was to head as far up the River Tamar as tides would allow. In the event, whilst the tide was favourable, winds were very light and I indulged for rather too long at low speeds prior to resorting to the engine.<br />
Still there were some splendid scenes, particularly of bridges.<br />
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Calstock is, I understand, well worth the trip but, in the event I only reached as far as Cotehele Quay which, nonetheless, made for a very pleasant lunch stop.<br />
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After lunch, I encountered the coaster <em>Dewinieth</em> with its wonderful high peaked main sail. It looked a bit of a handful - not sure I'd want to be working with that much sail, but a real picture, nonetheless, and very effective at working upwind.<br />
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Finally, I worked my way back along the Hamoaze, before passing through the Drake Channel and returning to Mount Batten, and the long dive home.<br />
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Finally, a bit of video taken throughout the trip:<br />
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At last, the summer holidays have arrived and it's always important to set out one's stall, as it were. This will be a summer of sailing - as if it hadn't been already.<br />
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The first instalment on Saturday 21st July, was to tag along with a Dinghy Cruising Association rally - the first time I had done this. They happened to be in the area, so it seemed churlish not to. The plan was to launch on the Orwell, sail around to Holbrook Bay, beach our boats for the evening, making use of a local pub, and then back the next day. I like that ethos: no expensive marina fees, free moorings courtesy of 'mother nature'. In the event, <em>Daisy II </em>was one of four participating boats.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening berth, courtesy of 'mother nature' in Holbrook Bay</td></tr>
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The evening was only spoilt by the pub claiming it was too busy to serve us food, thus forcing me to work through some tins of rations on the boat. When we arrived at the pub for beer at 9.10pm, it was completely deserted, so they couldn't have been that busy...<br />
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The following day, I parted company from the others and sailed out of the Stour, down The Wallet to Pyefleet Creek opposite Brightlingsea.<br />
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On 23rd, I motored out to Colne Point and then set sail back up The Wallet, bound for The Deben. The weather was set fair, with light winds, and progress was steady and I arrived at The Rocks anchorage at about 3pm.<br />
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Finally, on the 24th, I motored back round to Woolverstone to return home.<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-55776315928450219332018-07-16T21:06:00.001+01:002018-07-17T15:08:18.172+01:00Coniston Rally, 14-15 July<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Daisy II</i> in the secret harbour, 'Wildcat Island'</td></tr>
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At last I was able to attend the Coniston Rally in the Lake District.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday sailing and clue-hunting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday picnic lunch at Brown Howe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coniston Sailing Club were our hosts. Excellent facilities, including slipway, mooring jetty, club house, kitchen and bathrooms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Sunday morning trip to Peel Island - 'Wildcat Island' for those who know their Ransome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presumably this is the main campsite for the Walker children</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Further down the lake, others were beginning to stir. Coaster <i>Kathleen</i> was on manoeuvres</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning (yellow) 7.1nm; Saturday afternoon (red) 7.8nm; Sunday morning (blue) 10.4nm</td></tr>
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And so, this spell of sailing on inland waterways (Rutland Water and Coniston) comes to an end. Next week, serious summer sea sailing sets in! A West Country Odyssey has been long in the planning and that will need some seriously settled weather. However, I may well begin this coming weekend with a three or four days cruising around some familiar east coast haunts.Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-33174000730964850272018-07-08T20:39:00.002+01:002018-07-10T08:13:21.409+01:00Rutland Water Rally, July 7th 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Splendid view of Rutland Water. Winds were light, but once they got going there was sailing to be done!</td></tr>
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This was the first time I had tried organising a one day rally - that is: turn up on the day, sail and go home. The rally happened this way really out of necessity, and was a qualified success. The sailing was great, but it would have been good to meet up and chat with some of the participants. I didn't really manage to meet everyone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lugger <i>Florence</i></td></tr>
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Participating boats were:<br />
Coasters: <i>Daisy II, Bundy Bear, Eileen Rona</i><br />
LBC: <i>Rachel</i><br />
Luggers: <i>Florence, An Dobhrain</i><br />
Dabber: <i>Gannet</i><br />
BC23: <i>Kestrel</i><br />
Lune Pilot: <em>Moon River</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drascombes mixing with the locals. Rutland Water is the largest inland lake in the UK by surface area, eclipsed in volume by the deeper Kielder Reservoir.</td></tr>
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We spent the morning struggling, in varied winds, to navigate the northern branch of Rutland Water. We returned to Whitwell Creek for lunch. In the afternoon, a slightly steadier breeze helped us over to the southern branch. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fellow Drascomber bringing along a Lune Pilot, <em>Moon River,</em> for some variety</td></tr>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-72510647763755553752018-07-01T19:57:00.000+01:002018-07-01T20:05:05.592+01:00Rutland Water - pre-rally sailNext week sees us return to Rutland Water for a another Drascombe Rally. We haven't been there for a while.<br />
More to the point, I haven't been to Rutland on a hot summer's day for many years - ever? It was very busy - they've opened this Aquapark thing which rather gets in the way, but once out on the water, it's just as splendid a place to sail as ever.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Daisy II</i> waiting patiently amongst the froth...</td></tr>
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Winds were F4/5 E, with occasional lulls. It's always good to sail at Rutland since there are no tides and they don't permit engine use. Leaving the big lump at home lightens up the stern, and we can really see how our boats perform. Today was all about exploring both arms of the water, ready for the rally next Saturday.<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-36077587128045017792018-06-24T19:23:00.001+01:002018-06-24T20:42:41.986+01:00June birthday cruise to Pyefleet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High and dry: dawn in Pyefleet Channel</td></tr>
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I haven't had much luck recently. Quite apart from needing to get the trailer serviced, <em>Daisy II </em>finally hopped from her trestles (see previous post) back on to a supposedly (see below) newly serviced trailer only to be stuck in 100 minutes of stationary traffic on the A14 last weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stationary for 100 minutes, but safer than the motorcyclist, a few hundred yards up the road, who the emergency services had to peel off the road.</td></tr>
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Once moving again, there wouldn't have been much time to enjoy Rutland Water, so I returned home, determined, this weekend, to do some sailing.<br />
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Imagine the joy, then, of being stuck on the A130 with a red hot offside trailer wheel, whilst trailing down to Bradwell. Hailing the AA, efficient as ever, we diagnosed a bit of a problem with a sticky offside brake.<br />
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It had by now freed itself, and the mechanic suggested the recent 'service' perhaps wasn't of the best quality. However, with a few adjustments, it seems now to be working properly, and there were fortunately no further dramas for the remainder of the trip down to Bradwell Marina.<br />
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The 150 minute delay meant that I had missed the tide and, indeed, almost missed the chance to launch altogether, rush-launching the boat an hour before LW at the muddy end of the slipway, doing the remainder of the rigging whilst afloat. Finally, I was ready for a sail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally launched after a disappointingly dramatic journey.</td></tr>
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I had intended to slip up The Wallet to the Walton Backwaters, but had missed the tide, so opted, instead, for a more leisurely sail across to a calm anchorage in Pyefleet, returning with the tide the following morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mersea Island's battered sea defences</td></tr>
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Unusually for me, on the return trip, I left Pyefleet about an hour before HW. In previous visits, I seem always to have left at or around LW, perhaps ready for a trip up the Blackwater with the tide. So, it made sense to capitalise on all of this water and sail in close to Mersea Island, something I don't remember doing before. I had to dodge a few sand banks which seem to extend a fair way out to sea. I also spent too much time listening to the endless drone of these ridiculous jet skis. What people see in these things, I'll never know. Only good for unsettling an otherwise pleasant sea, and making loads of noise. Otherwise, it was good to sail in close to the island for the first time, although I do fear for its battered sea defences in places.<br />
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The other relief on this trip is that the outboard, which on the previous Broads trip had developed a marginally worrying rattle, seems to be working fine - which suggests my theory was correct - that the rattle could have been some object stored elsewhere on the boat. Will continue to monitor...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White track: June 23rd Bradwell Marina to Pyefleet. 11.1nm. Red track: return trip: 9.4nm</td></tr>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-66900662364829039602018-06-03T19:46:00.002+01:002018-06-03T19:46:45.980+01:00Trestles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This has been a long time in the making but <em>Daisy II</em> was finally tempted off her trailer onto 'terra firma' - using a set of trestles. The initial design for these came from <a href="http://www.drascombe.ie/images/Coaster%20Stand.pdf">this link</a> and most of the woodwork was done during the winter. However, in an attempt to beef up the design, a keel support has been introduced, carving up a railway sleeper.<br />
Today, the final deed was accomplished, made all the more complex by the trailer design, the various sets of rollers getting in the way. <br />
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Back-winching, the rear support was in place first.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rear support</td></tr>
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At the time, the rear of the trailer was just in front of these, and the trailer was already tipping backwards with the boat resting on a combination of this support and the trailer keel rollers. As back-winching continued, the keel had to be jacked up in stages as the trailer was slowly pulled out from beneath the boat. <br />
Eventually, the final position for the keel support was in place, and the balancing forward trestles were pushed in place.<br />
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Technically, the hull is now much more accessible for work, although it make take a little courage on my part to spend much time underneath the boat. However, the whole thing seems pretty sturdy, particularly with the introduction of the forward keel support. The key motivation for doing this now is to access the trailer for servicing, whilst I have a few weeks with no immediate sailing commitments. Plans are well advanced, however, to trail <em>Daisy II</em> to Cumbria in July and to Cornwall in August, so the trailer needs to be in tip-top shape! <br />
Depending on time, I may start chipping away at some of that old antifouling - I'd quite like to get back to the original hull, and perhaps repaint beneath the waterline - that may all have to wait until the close season.<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-1439001690273492912018-05-27T12:55:00.000+01:002018-05-28T14:34:12.576+01:00Norfolk Broads - southern rivers cruise WIPThis post covers the end of May cruise based in the River Yare, and covering also Breydon Water, the lower part of the River Waveney and the River Chet.<br />
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Put together with the Lowestoft loop earlier this month (see previous blog entry) the following shows the combined tracks covering most of the southern rivers with the exception of the Waveney (which has been covered on a number of previous occasions).<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-36436871460495904622018-05-13T20:38:00.000+01:002018-05-28T13:03:31.797+01:00Lowestoft Loop, 12-13 May (WIP)Participating boats:<br />
Coasters: <em>Daisy II, Kathleen</em><br />
Luggers: <em>Jimbo, Rita May</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skipper: <em>Daisy II</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skipper: <em>Kathleen</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skipper and First Mate: <em>Rita May</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skipper and Able Seaman: <em>Jimbo</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday evening moorings kindly supplied by Waveney and Oulton Broad Yacht Club</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Jimbo </em>entering the lock at Oulton Broad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Rita May</em> departing Lowestoft harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Daisy II</em> departs Lowestoft harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kathleen</em> riding the swelling waves as she departs Lowestoft harbour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kathleen</em> and <em>Jimbo</em> heading towards Great Yarmouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kathleen</em> ready for more action off Gorleston</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Jimbo</em> making good use of little wind on Breydon Water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the New Cut to St Olaves</td></tr>
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-85368722165824099482018-05-07T12:33:00.004+01:002018-05-13T20:32:00.886+01:00Early May Bank Holiday on the BlackwaterEarly May<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-91111976503817946372018-04-10T20:41:00.000+01:002018-04-10T20:48:04.410+01:00Easter Shakedown Cruise 2018Things have been dormant on here over winter. Finally, I've managed to launch and have some fun, albeit on a cold, damp, and mostly murky few days on and around the Orwell. Rather than post pictures here, it has all been put in a youtube video. Here's to great sailing in 2018...!<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-51862888433210295582017-11-05T20:15:00.003+00:002017-11-05T20:15:44.147+00:00Rutland WaterA hugely enjoyable if rather cold day sailing at Rutland Water...<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-84011089862252695682017-10-29T12:35:00.001+00:002017-10-29T12:35:11.389+00:00October half term mini-cruise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October half term wouldn't be worth it unless some sailing were involved. Not that I have always managed it, but this year the stars were in alignment and I was able to pop down to the Orwell for a brief 'overnighter'.<br />
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Between other commitments and howling gales, the weather cleared and I launched at Woolverstone for what has turned out to be the final coastal sail of the season. There may be opportunities for a day trip to somewhere like Rutland Water later next month. We shall have to see! However, the engine is now at Seamark Nunn for winter storage and servicing - expensive but worth it if, like me, one has little understanding of the workings of the infernal (sic.) combustion engine...<br />
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Winds were benign on the day of launching (26th October) and, given fading light, the best I could do was to motor downstream with the tide, and cross over to the Walton Backwaters where I anchored in a creek intriguingly known as <i>The Dardanelles</i>. In all the time I've been doing this trip, this was the first time I have anchored here and it was well worth it - although I didn't get to see much of it in the lengthening hours of darkness at this time of the year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 26th, trip from Woolverstone to Walton Backwaters, 10.2nm</td></tr>
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Fortunately, winds picked up overnight, so the next day, I breakfasted off Stone Point, before sailing out of the Walton Channel and over to Halfpenny Pier in Old Harwich.<br />
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I had the option of spending another night aboard, but the forecast was for strengthening winds - Inshore Waters projection for the next 24 hours to be F5-7 with occasional gale F8. That put me off, so I resolved, after elevenses, to enjoy the remainder of the sail taking in a bit of The Stour, and then returning up the Orwell for a late lunch in the lea of Deer Park on the north side of the river.<br />
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After food, it was a simple case of returning to base, recovering the boat and returning home.<br />
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<br />Julian Mersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272335631346791393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159784689453205177.post-86124708386211368982017-10-04T21:32:00.005+01:002017-10-04T21:32:46.337+01:00River Waveney - Drascombe Association rally, 22-24 September <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Nine boats, fourteen sailors and another Broads rally, the eighth edition in as many recent years and a welcome return to the River Waveney.</div>
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Longboat: <em>Jenny Morgan</em></div>
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Coasters: <em>Spindrift, Kathleen, Prawnpipe, Daisy II</em></div>
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The sailing plan this year was to sail from the Waveney River Centre to Geldeston Locks, spending the evening in the excellent Locks Inn pub. We then returned to base the next day.<br />
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Weather conditions were overcast with light winds. Often, tree-lined banks shielded our low rigs from the wind so, as often is the case on the Broads, it was a frustrating process. However, on Saturday we had the gentle tide in our favour and boats managed to sail a fair proportion of the way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coaster <em>Kathleen</em> proving a point by sailing all the way!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to pass under the bridges at Beccles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrival at Geldeston</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drascombes rafted at Geldeston</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast at Geldeston Locks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luggers <em>Little Egret</em> and <em>Duchess</em> sharing power</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday morning stop at Beccles; we're between the two bridges and so all masts currently dropped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sailing east from Beccles until the wind dropped.</td></tr>
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