We left Mayflower marinaunder very light winds. Hoisted the main sail in the Sound and motor sailed for the first couple of hours as there was too little wind to make progress under sail alone. The sea state was smooth to slight, but the visibility good. As soon  as the wind picked up we put out the head sail and switched off the engine. There was definitely more westerly in the wind than the promised north westerly suggested, so it was a beat rather than the hoped for broad reach, but we were averaging 5 1/2 knots so we're happy. The wind then dropped forcing us to motor sail for another hour or so, to make enough progress so as not to lose the favorable tide, before picking up once more allowing us to end our trip under sail, dropping them to enter the Fal as we were then head to wind. We managed to get a berth on the visitor pontoon at Pendennis Marina.

Mayflower Marina, Plymouth to Falmouth

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