Pwllheli to Porthdinllaen

A&R Lener

Managed to scrape ourselves away from Pwllheli after two great months there - lovely place for a break! Lagertha got some serious rigging TLC sorted while we were docked: a brand new standing rigging, new chain plates and a few shiny upgrades - including a stay sail furler and a new spray hood and cockpit enclosure is up too 🙌🏻 the old one took quite a battering in 2024 December's storm! Now heading back to the IOM with 20 knots of true wind on the nose barrelling through the Bardsey Sound 📍 off North Wales. Let me tell you, the waves weren't cooperating much today - all over the place and definitely not showing their proper height in these videos! It felt a bit like being tossed around in a washing machine out there 🤪. After we got out of that churning section though - switched off the engine after getting the genoa up. Put the gearbox into reverse (classic Max-Prop fold task)... and then couldn't seem to wrestle the gear lever back into neutral 🤯! Had to turn the prop shaft manually with my hands just to get it sorted, which was definitely a bit of an emergency moment 😐. Added 'gearbox investigation' to our to-do list. Next up, while we're at it - the genoa didn't quite furl completely! Seems like there were a few missing turns on the drum after all that rigging work, especially when it's rolled tight in stronger winds. Anyway, arrived at Porthdinllaen anchorage 😌 and it was a beautiful sunny evening - perfect for recovering from the sea, getting some extra turns on the genoa furler drum and planning our next leg back to the Isle of Man. Sailing life? Never seems to get boring! 😉