Early start this morning, chugging out of Tollesbury Marina at 0545 on the ebb tide. Picked up a buoy off Mersea for breakfast and let the rain pass through. 

Then down towards Brightlingsea. Once the tide turned we beat back into the Blackwater. It was quite spicy and wind over tide so wet too. Lou-Lou Belle went well under heavily reefed genoa, double reefed main and mizzen. We’ve not gone to windward in conditions like that and the old girl impressed me. Had a heave to about 3 times to pump out the cockpit!

Got as far as Goldhanger Spit after poking our nose in St Lawrence Creek, momentarily ran aground and had to motor out into deeper water and off the lee shore.  

Then we returned down the estuary under full sail against the tide. 

A smashing day afloat!     

Wet!

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