Paula Rowney

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