Lazy Sole

Lymington to Portland Delivery Trip - Tayana 58

Early morning delivery trip to Desty’s at Hamble Point Marina.  Motored all the way, with a refuel stop in Yarmouth.  

Poole to Hamble Point Marina

Breeze

Downwind start so we set the big red Gennaker as we came into the start line and carried it all the way to the finish.  Managed a bad spinnaker wrap around the forestay when trying to gybe off Lulworth, that took 10-15 minutes to resolve. , but once past St Albans head started to slowly work our way up from the rear end of the fleet.  By the finish in Studland Bay we had stormed through a good number of boats who were having to fly white sails into the finish line.

PYRA Race - Weymouth to Poole

Lively start with over 20 kts apparent wind, sustained throughout the race.  Self tacking jib sheave exploded not long after the start, which we sorted after 10 minutes or so.  Rather lumpy through the St Albans Head race but completed start to finish with just the one tack.  Not our best result ever 5th from 5, but had a pleasant evening in the Weymouth Sailing Club.

PYRA Race - Poole to Weymouth

Cracking sail from Bembridge to Yarmouth.  Downwind around Ryde Sands then beating all the way up to Yarmouth with a spring tide beneath us.  Wind consistently16-22 kts, making speeds over 9 kts otg. Saw the Ryde hovercraft and then a military-looking one.  Picked up a mooring outside Yarmouth to avoid the snide carnage and to make an early start, log showing  2.4 kts past the boat, just sitting on the mooring.

Bembridge to Yarmouth

Motored out of Chichester Harbour then sailed up to Bembridge, dead upwind but with gusts over 30 kts.  2 reefs in the main, handled it beautifully!

Chichester Marina to Bembridge

Simple downwind sail in a F5-6.  Went under jib alone.  Sheeting the self racket out on the spinnaker blocks aft worked a treat

Cowes to Chichester Marina

Straightforward motor across to Cowes. Hunkered down there for a couple of nights to avoid some wet and windy weather coming through. 

Beaulieu River to Cowes YH

First time with the new tender and new davits.  Worked well!  Dead downwind in 20+ knots - good fun!  Occasional little surfs too.  Beautifully flat once we hit The Solent, doing >9 kts OTG.  Picked up a visitors mooring on the Beaulieu River for the night.

Poole to Beaulieu River

Solo sail from Hamble down to Lymington.  Given a last minute but very convenient berth on the end of Dan Bran pontoon, ready for an early morning getaway.

Mercury YH to Dan Bran, Lymington

Lovely sunny day but sadly not quite enough wind to make good headway under sail alone.  Hit a 15 minute fog bank after the Christchurch Ledges - down to maybe 50m visibility.  Motored up The Solent to Mercury YH on the River Hamble, ahead of a pair of weekend sailing courses.  Great crew!  First time out on “Breeze” for Matt.

Chris Monk