Going Home - Day 3

Nevil Adkins

Plan (produced 1700 Mon): LT Dartmouth 0723 1.7m / HT 1408 3.9m Fair tide starts ~0600, ends 1200 Target departure 0700, duration ~8hrs, arrive ~1500 No change in weather forecast overnight so go with the plan. Departed Dartmouth 0645 0826 2.7NM 188° Start Point, 11.3NM run. TWS 11kt. 0927 3.6NM 200° Salcombe, 17.7NM run. TWS 7ky. SOG 6.1kt @ 1200rpm. 1023 12NM 94° Eddystone Light, 24NM run, TWS 13.3kt. SOG 5.2kt @1200rpm 1300 Passed Eddystone Light, 35.6NM run. SOG 4.8kt @1250rpm. 1504 6.3NM 123° Fowey, 45.5NM run. SOG 4.7kt @ 1250rpm. 1716 arrived Fowey, 46.1 NM run. Engine hrs 4244.5 Another mostly calm day, although there was a little breeze to start with, it was against us, so we spent the whole day motoring. It was the first time we had been close to Eddystone so was great to see the lighthouse up close. Tried trolling a fishing line but nothing biting unfortunately. Overall the leg went exactly to plan/schedule and we tied up to Grid Irons pontoon as indicated by the Harbour Commission. Took a water taxi back to Bodinnick.