A liquorice allsorts to Salcombe

Derek Hathaway

A very mixed bag of conditions! Choppy start in 17-22knts as far as Torbay then splendid sailing in 10-15knts on the beam and slight sea past Dartmouth and through Start Point then 20-28knts on the nose from there til Salcombe with 1-1.5m swell and short chop over that pegging me back to 3knts SOG! An hour plus of motor sailing into that then calm inside the harbour. All in a days sailing - often running over 8knts SOG with an average of 6knts SOG for the trip.