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| Both the carriers were in... first time I've seen the lifts down... |
What we were expecting was F3's, SE'ly going SW'ly, and wall to wall sunshine what we got was a force less and mostly wall to wall cloud with the occasional welcome sunny interval.. jackets were on and off all day, most strange.
Either way, most* of the usual suspects conjoined at Rod's gaff at 0900, on AmiLy by half past, pushed off and exited the harbour 10:00'ish.
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| Prince of Wales (left) and Queen Elizabeth |
Winds SE'ly but light so riding the tide as much as we can we still spent a quite inordinate amount of time looking at Ryde church before, at 12, deciding to burn some fossil fuel so as not to miss lunch. West Cowes all full, so the stop today was East Cowes (fantastic berth b.t.w. - looked like it belonged to a permanent moor'er who was away for the day..) and lunch in the Lifeboat (the Greek burger is worth travelling considerable distances for, and in fact, I did.. 😋)
The sun shone, the banter flowed, the carbohydrates slowed down four old blokes, and the coffee (with Smithy's cake) was needed to get the body moving in order to make the return trip. Wind had not gone round as forecast, and was still light, and it took us an hour and a half to get nowhere near Gilkicker, and as the time was slipping away some more fossil fuel was burnt to get us back on the mooring at 19:00'ish slightly burnt and utterly knackered.. good day.
* thereby hangs a tale.. suffice to say t'other Dave was missing from the party having run his boat in to the mud the previous evening and having had to spend the night on board. He then found the high tide the next morning was lower so had ended up having to stay on all day as well... lest anyone was worried he advised us he had a full selection of tinned shepherd's pie and soup. An attempt to refloat the evening we got back was also unsuccessful, and resulted only in t'other Dave losing his Crocs and getting muddy.. but I am pleased to advise t'other Dave did get home, even if his boat didn't. Another attempt to refloat her will be made this evening, but he is not confidant as the tide is lower still.. we shall see..
Log:
Distance: 30.15 (cumulative total in the mileage tab at the top)
Wind (Speed; Direction): F3 going F2 ; SExE
Sail Plan: Full main and genoa
Speed (Max/average in knots): 6.7 / 2.9
Log:
Distance: 30.15 (cumulative total in the mileage tab at the top)
Wind (Speed; Direction): F3 going F2 ; SExE
Sail Plan: Full main and genoa
Speed (Max/average in knots): 6.7 / 2.9
Sounds like a very peaceful, tranquil day was had by all.
ReplyDeleteHope T' Other Dave got his boat off the mud - bit of a nightmare having lower succeeding tides. I hope T'Other Dave had access to the emergency supply of medicinal beverage kept in the first aid locker.
Hi Anonymous - refloat hopefully tomorrow - I have been summoned to the club at half 11 with an instruction that I should expect to get muddy.. :o)) It's a 4.2mtr tide, so I am expecting a success...
Delete....... and I have been meaning to ask - have you ever competed in the Round the Isle of Wright race? I have watched various Utube videos - looks quite a spectacle. (As was the recent Fastnet race start).
ReplyDelete...the IoW race.. thereby hangs a(nother) tale... I won't repeat it, but the (sorry) story in full can be found here.. https://fantasie19papillon.blogspot.com/2011/06/round-island-race-2011.html Suffice to say we have gone round the island a few times, but the race is unfinished business...
DeleteHi Steve (Alden here - "Stream of Consciousness" Blog).
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why my two comments (above) have been named as 'Anonymous'. The eccentricities an illogicalities of the Blogsphere never fail to amuse and bemuse me.
Was that t'other Dave's boat on the saltings off Northney? It's been busy there this year-two groundings in two months. Glad he got off OK.
ReplyDeleteApologies for the satellite delay in replying, Chris, never got notified of your comment, but yes it was.. I blame that new dog leg at the end of the channel that seemed to appear over last winter! :o)
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