Grenville Houser

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

Departed 1500 as planned sailed all the way down needles channel as we rounded SW Shingles we popped the Code Zero and sailed across the bay for a night entry into Poole

Quick 1/2 day to do a bit of manoeuvring and a bit of sailing. Showers and fresh breezes dominated and made good time out towards Hillhead PHM In by 1430

Code zero day. Very little wind to start with but that was great to get familiar with the sail. Made our way up the medina to the Folly (moored on hammerhead) then departed around 1430 bound for Lymington. Wind a little fresher (10kts app) so good boat speed and berthed by 1630