Inverness to Gosport, August 2008

Home at last

goodall_m1 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:40:00 +0200

Lymington to Gosport on a bank holiday Monday, just like a normal weekend.

There are more boats out here than we’ve see...

Back to the Solent

goodall_m1 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:30:00 +0200

Off we go again for another longish passage but should only be a daylight one this time.

Checked with the Coastguard that all the...

Another day of leisure

goodall_m1 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:20:00 +0200

Arrived here last evening after a great sail up from the Start.

Saw what I think was a shark jump right out of the water and spla...

Into the 2nd day

goodall_m1 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:10:00 +0200

Heading for the Start Point and back on watch just after we pass the Eddystone with Plymouth and Dartmoor visible to the north.

&...

Around the corner

goodall_m1 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0200

Vessel astern of us, one red light and masthead. Power driven, port aspect, so why is the bearing staying constant?

Daylight show...

The longest day

goodall_m1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:10:00 +0200

We sleep most of the day, refuel again, and then pull out again in the morning to the sound of the Marina Tannoy. “All vessels ...

Running for cover

goodall_m1 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0200

Its getting light and we are coming up to St Annes Head. time to call the skipper.

Its been a bumpy watch with me thinki...

Onward ever onward

goodall_m1 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:00 +0200

We’re behind schedule, says the skipper, so I think we had better make the next passage a long one..

How long is long? ...

Day 8 I think

goodall_m1 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:40:00 +0200

The wind got up in the night, sounds of the skipper adding extra springs etc, shall I get up to help. Oh well sounds as if he has finished anyway&a...

Day 7 Ireland or Wales

goodall_m1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:30:00 +0200

Wind has died off a bit and so on we go.

Wind is West South West, too much West in it for us to head over to Ireland so it looks ...

Day 6 Sitting it out

goodall_m1 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:20:00 +0200

Well the forecast is looking gastly and its blowing a whooly out there and Douglas bay is full of white horses.

Thank God its com...

Day 5 Into Douglas IOM

goodall_m1 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:10:00 +0200

Round the point and its a beat down the Eastern coast of the Isle of Man towards Douglas.

Wind is getting up, in goes another ree...

Day 5 Across to the Isle of Man

goodall_m1 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0200

A cracking morning sail sees us tacking to clear the northern point of the Isle of Man as we couldn’t quite hold the course we needed.<...

A night in a marina!

goodall_m1 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200

A blog entry just to sort out the fact that our locations are coming out as where we left from rather than where we are!

Round the Mull of Kintyre and into the Irish Sea

goodall_m1 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:30:00 +0200

Up at first light and head South East to avoid the shallows, picking our way between the banks to get into deeper water and then steer for the poin...

Day 3 Through the Western Isles

goodall_m1 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:31:00 +0200

So now we are a day behind schedule so its up and off at sunrise.

We are on the sea, we can sail, but where is the wind…...

Day 2 Going Downhill on a Yacht

goodall_m1 — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:21:00 +0200

We need as early a start as possible says the skipper, so we are all ready to cast off as soon as the bridge-keeper arrives. I go up and ask &#...

Day 1 on the Caledonian Canal

goodall_m1 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:11:00 +0200

Gary and I had signed on for a mile-builder and a half.

John Wetton who runs a sailing school and charter business (http://www.we...