Wow - what a great day (for Blackpool FC too)! Apart from the 6.00am departure, that is.
The day dawned bright and sunny with a nice following wind to blow us westwards. We had the spinnaker up for about an hour then, once past the Lizard Point, we gybed into Mount's Bay. Really great sailing - clocking over 7 knots of boat speed pretty consistently.
We anchored for an early lunch in the lee of St Micheal's Mount then sailed on to Newlyn, with a short delay to avoid a powerboat race in the bay. Newlyn is very much a fishing harbour with no special facilities for yachts but the harbourmaster was very friendly and we're snug on a pontoon mooring.
Barbara and Steve arrived by train just after 5.00pm, after a long cross-country trip from mid-Wales, so we've had a meal aboard and are just contemplating the Irish Sea crossing tomorrow (about 170 miles or 30 hours). The forecast suggests calm seas and we just hope there'll be some wind.
Next post will be from Ireland, all being well.
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