Grenville Houser

Not as forecast. Departed at 0730 for an 0830 start with 18kts at Bramble. On way out shook out the no.2 reef and made reasonable start with single reef and jib. Made really good time with Grumpspointing nice and high! Cut Varvassi close and then made way into Brightstone bay… excellent rounding of St. Catherine’s and still no sign of 30+kt winds!!! Dunnose and then into Sandown bay before gybing out and leaving West Princessa to S/B. Rounded Bembridge to port and made for Ryde post.stepping out round shallows. Long beat to Castle Point where wind died and ended the day tacking into a foul tide with NO WIND. Finally finished in rain!!!! Yuk Would have done better if the vang hadn’t parted off Castle Point!!!!!!!!

Left Hamble Point Marina at 1115 and hoist main at pile no 5. Followed by jib. Still 2 reefs in the main. Stayed at 20kts +. Having practiced line start we bore away for Southampton water and docked in Ocean Village for lunch. After lunch departed and sailed down Southampton Water to Hamble; started with single reef in and tucked second in shortly after (1730)

Windy and fresh. First day with crew bringing the boat from Lymington to Hamble. Gybed up the Solent. Rounded up in the led of castle point where we dropped the second reef in. Tacked up to line before bearing away to cowes where we had lunch and made adjustment. Pottered out of cowes via small boat channel and tacked up to windward ( much better!) then bore away parallel to thorn channel and once in Southampton water did a couple of MOB drills. Before bearing away to Hamble. Sailed in then rounded up and dropped main at no.5. Berthed in C10

A days sail on brand new boat - Hanse 360 Lovely boat. Sailed over to Cowes where we motorsailed into tide and anchored in Osboure Bay. Wind dropped to flat calm and crew had requested a bit of parking practise. Do up Anchor and motored across Bramble bank (where small breeze set in) but since we were almost home kept the iron topsail on and entered river. Berth was a closed berth so entered fairway bows in and transitioned at end to motor astern and enter berth. Each crew in turn then parked. Had one which due to pace being too slow the boat dinged the pontoon. But all managed it in end.

Brisk and cold. NE’ly breeze 15-22kts. Close hauled up to Newtown Creek. Entered leaving wreck (marked) to Starboard and entered Clamekin Lake. Attempted to anchor in hole adjacent to bank on North shore only to find the capstan jammed! Finally laid out anchor scope and stopped for lunch. After break we raised anchor(capstan worked!!!) and we headed out. Opened the job and with tide ebbing whizzed over to Lymington where Paula parked perfectly first time!

Wind finally veered to South but not a lot so motored home. Jon took us in. Didn’t refuel as 3/4 full and bloody cold!!!

Very gentle easterly wind. Cold sail/ motor over to Cowes and up the Medina

Benign overcast little wind

Benign. 12 kts so beam/Broard reach over and motored up the river. Mid river pontoon @ The Folly. Due to depart by 1430

Lovely sail back from Poole via North Channel. Close reach throughout and then finally popped code Zero once through Hurst and the boat flew. Lovely trip. Great company