Jane Smith

no wind to start with, then a couple of hours o good sailing later

perfect downwind light breeze

Nice trip around the Solent. Flat calm at first, which only picked up properly around 3pm. Gentle sailing, and anchor in Osborne Bay.

Up to 30 knots. a bit more exciting than expected! lovely but tasty trip, Hamble-Cowes-Hamble. Lovely company with Seb, David, Steve and Jeff.

Fabulous trip to Cherbourg, including proper night sail Wednesday-Thursday. Some reefing and a good sea. Caught Spring tide 9 miles from port - max 1.8 knots for a while! Return trip was great. 10-12 knots WSW but made good progess, with a little intermittent motor sailing as well. Gennaka used, and went up the mast to feed through broken lazy jack lines. Fabulous company and excellent meal in Cherbourg.

Some excellent wind and sailing. Lots of MOB, dropped anchor in Osborne Bay, thoroughly checked Neil out as a Club Skipper. Amazing instruction from Nigel, and great company with Chris, Karen and Kevin. A lovely night sail back into the Hamble and a very late drive home!