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Out on Nigel H's Dart 18 for a possible trip down to Teignmouth, In the end, we went a little further to have a look at the Queen Mary 2 - one of several cruise liners anchored up in the bay due to COVID.
On a wet and gloopy day, we managed to avoid most of the rain for a walk along the river Dart from Totnes into Dartington. Much more to explore on a better day.
Down from Stoke Gabriel (via Flat Owers) to a mooring off Dittisham ready for an (vaguely) early departure the next day. Couple of pints in The Ferry Boat Inn.
Left Triskelle anchored and wandered round Stoke Gabriel. Saw the 1000 year old yew tree in the church grounds and then had lunch at The River Shack. Banged my head on a tree somewhat younger than 1000 years old while wa…
On David K's trimaran Triskelle. From SYC on the Exe up to Stoke Gabriel up the Dart. Interesting nosing up the Dart past Dittisham at low water. The sail down was fun - F4 gusting F6 as forecast with maybe only one squa…
A very gentle sail and motor from Dittisham on the Dart round to QAB in Plymouth. With the gentle wind both Start Point and Prawle Point were pussycats even though it was Springs. We probably sailed about half the way fr…
Down to Dawlish Warren with Nigel H on his Dart 18. Lovely gentle wind.
A drift up and won the Exe estuary to the Beach Cafe on Nigel H's Dart 18. A little bit of wind occasionally.
Out on Nigel H's art 18 for a bit of up and down the estuary. Great day - hot with steady winds. Then back to SYC for cream teas as part of the SYC 250 celebrations.
Out with an ebbing Spring tide. With 14-15 knot winds from the east, the channel past Exmouth beach had some reasonable (1 metre-ish) wind against tide waves. So we turned round and came back against the tide. Easy when…
With Nigel H - out on his Dart. Poked our noses out to sea and then up towards Topsham on the rapidly falling tide. Ran ever so slightly aground.
Sail with Nigel H on his Dart 18. Light winds in the morning but the wind picked up in the afternoon as we headed Topsham way. Unfortunately, the GPS battery ran out - time for a new one.
Around to Dawlish with Nigel H on his Dart 18. A lovely sail. Took a while for the sea breeze to come in but once it did it was a pleasant, steady force 3 or so. Sun as well!
A trip out on Nigel H's Dart 18. Very light winds to start with and then a good sea breeze came in. Because of teh tide times, we had to go up river / up tide of SYC in case the sea breeze dropped off.
After a couple of delayed attempts, this was the first sail of the year with Nigel H on his Dart 18. A sort of "shakedown sail" remembering how it all goes together. Not much wind and out against the tide to make sure so…
A super sail out to the beach cafe, out to sea and back via the Warren. A bit of everything in the wind - well from F2 to F4 - and lots of sun. Ideal. GPS battery died on the way back.
Back on Nigel H's Dart 18 for the first time in a long while. Lovely trip down and up the estuary. Wind was up and down - nothing too strong and it didn't completely die away/ Lovely.
A lovely sail down from the Exe to Dartmouth. Wind ranged from very little to about 22 knots.
With the SYC Newport Trophy cancelled due to the possibility of a Force 6, we set of with Peter S for company hoping to get as far as Salcombe. However, with the wind pretty much on the nose, progress was a little slow f…
A glorious summer sail on a Dart 18 with Nigel H. Caught some mackerel for the first time ever - a few hundred yards off the safe water mark. Blisteringly hot and light winds - ideal for a summer sail / drift
Starting from Dittisham, a sail round from the Dart to Plymouth on Derek H's Sadler 26. A good sail down towards Start Point. A easy rounding of Start at just before slack water. Then a motor sail from Start to Bolt Tail…
First sail of the year on Nigel H's Dart 18. Wind was up and down and we fought the tide on the way back to SYC but some fast speeds out at sea.
A circular walk from Torbay to the Dart. Quite long as we went the wrong direction a couple of time! Down to Greenway on the Dart - opposite Dittisham and the old home of Agatha Chritie
A breezy day sail on Nigel H's Dart 18. Wind was generally between F4 and F5 but probably touching F6 for a short while as we left the beach cafe.Top speed of 17 knots just below the 18 knots on a sail last year.
Lots of wind going down the estuary. Quite a bit of wind out at sea for a while and some waves to play with. After lunch at the beach cafe the wind died away a bit making the sail back up the channel alongside Exmout bea…
From Exe safe water mark down to Brixham and back again the next day
A great sail down from Baltic Wharf at Totnes down the Dart to Dartmouth and then up the coast to Starcross Yacht Club on the Exe. First sail of the year on Dereks Sadler 26. Weather forecast was a bit lively but turned…
Beach cafe and just a bit beyond on Nigel's Dart 18. A day of lulls and gusts. A max speed of 14.6 knots is just a bit faster than I'm used to with my Wayfarer
Down river and out to sea (a little bit) on Nigel's Dart. Light, and sometimes non-existent, winds suggested that venturing too far on an outgoing tide might be a problem. Interesting tacking back up the estuary against…
A decent wind (gusting maybe F5) for a storming sail on Nigel's Dart. Some excellent speeds with a top speed of over 17 knots - probably the fastest I've been under sail. Top stuff