cruise to The Skerries

Mark Rosenthal

NNE F3 and rain as we left the mooring but soon after clearing the Breakwater the clouds started lifting. As we neared Langdon Ridge the sun could be felt warming the air as the drizzle stopped. With the wind backing we had a great sail to our leading line into the Skerries, welcomed by a group of seals resting on the entrance rocks. Once in the lagoon we moored on the buoy in perfect time for lunch. After lunch we stayed watching the seals for a while before casting off and motoring out of the lagoon. By now the ebb tide was flowing quickly but the sea conditions were unusually flat. After raising the main and unfurling the jib we had a wonderful reach all the way to Clipera with a dead run across to the New Harbour and then onto our mooring.