Richard Webb

Calm seas for family sailing holiday. Lots of experience gained at Mediterranean moorings (line ashore) and tieing back to docks using mooring lines. Many of the bays were deep and fairly crowded anchorages with lots of large powerboat and cats which probably had more powerful anchors. Monohuls tended to be clustered in the creeks / bays where there was a jetty with mooring lines. Gentle to strong breeze (0-4) with some enjoyable sailing under full sail on Sunday 25th and Wednesday 28th. Tuesday 26th there were gales in the Mediterranean and aedriatic but skopea limani remained well sheltered. Uneventful refuel and waste pump out at a busy dock in Gocek.

initially windy 3-4 with rough sea sail reefs released after 1 hour to full as wind dropped to 2 sailing downwind in eastern solent current 1 knt against

force 3-4 se strong 1-2 kt current against beating close hauled ( slow progress ) under sail Mob practice to retrieve Philips hat (twice) rough sea at entrance to portsmouth harbour of wind against ebbing tide

sse force 2-3 1-2 kts current assisting calm water sails dropped at 12.00 due to a large amount of water in the bilges bailed water out. sea cocks & engine checked - no source of water found refuge at Cowes to ensure no further issues