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    Milford Haven to St Ives

    Winds were good to cross the Bristol Channel but with good winds come choppy seas. For the first time on Lady Cindy I felt queezy. It lasted about 3 hours before the seas started to calm a little and so did my stomach. I wasn’t sick and I…

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    Crossing the Bristol Channel (again)

    After spending two weeks in Milford Haven, I am on the move again. Ffion went home yesterday and I moved the boat to Dale anchorage in the evening. I plan to set off this morning on a 24 hour sail to St Ives, the winds look good but…

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    Milford, Lundy, Padstow… and back

    We left Milford Haven and had a great sail with good winds and moderate seas to Lundy and then on to Padstow. That’s the good news… the bad news is that Ffion was seasick the whole time and when we arrived in Padstow the anchorage near the lifeboat…

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    Entering Milford Haven in a storm

    The sail from Fishguard past St David’s head outside Ramsey went very well with good winds and tides. After Ramsey the wind meant a more Southerly tack than I would have liked but we had plenty of time before a storm was due that night…. Mother nature had…

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    What’s been going on and surprise reveal.

    Right then, where do I begin. Well since my last blog we have been quite busy. Lady Cindy was lifted out of the water so that John and I could do some work on the bottom of the boat. We went for a walk on Aberystwyth pier head…

  • We are heading South

    Yesterday morning we slipped the mooring lines and set sail for the South and warm weather. This has been after two years of planning and preparation. The sailing was almost perfect for the wind strength and direction but the sea swell did build throughout the day so I…