The 40 mile passage from Plymouth to Falmouth was pretty
uneventful, after a very peaceful night at anchor. The wind was light so we
motor-sailed for most the day, the engine running on economical revs with the
mainsail just helping us along by harnessing any available breeze, and we
arrived at about 18.30
The phrase ‘calm before the storm’ was amply demonstrated to
us on Thursday night– we had a very still evening then at about 2.00am the
weather front hit us. Not a storm, it has to be said, but we were hit by a wall
of wind and heavy rain that had us straining against the mooring lines. As
Friday wore on, the weather eventually improved and once again we had a calm
evening, with a Force 7, possibly Gale 8 forecast for Saturday night, then a calm on Sunday then another gale on Monday.
We’ve all sadly become accustomed to a rotten summer but
these low pressure systems aren’t what we need right now for our passage to
Spain. So we’ll sit it out for a few days and watch the forecasts carefully!
We’re in the very sheltered Visitors’ Yacht Haven, just across from the excellent
Maritime Museum at the moment, but will probably move to a quieter and cheaper
anchorage further up the Fal Estuary at the weekend.
In spite of a full load of water, fuel and all our kit,
Maunie doesn’t look too low in the water!
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