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    A lot is happening

    I am still anchored in New Quay, braved a passing storm at anchor and have been deciding on what to do this winter. The Atlantic storm passed to the South through the English Channel but any Northerly winds can whip up a big swell in New Quay. I…

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    Will the adventure continue?

    After an amazing 2 weeks on Lady Cindy with John and Dotty I needed to go home to sort out some things. These past 3 weeks have been filled with laughter, singing, chatting, dancing and a whirlwind of emotions.Meeting new people and going to new places has always…

  • Back in New Quay

    Finally the winds have returned to more Southerly so we have returned to anchor off New Quay. Aberystwyth marina is lovely and quiet and extremely convenient for on shore facilities, I would highly recommend it to any visiting yacht. We nearly got caught out with the tides on…

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    New adventure

    Saturday 19th June – 3rd July Well that was a change of plan that no-one expected would happen. The original plan was to do do some driving with my ex driving instructor one day in preparation for my driving test but then I was offered the amazing opportunity…

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    Living with a guest onboard

    For the last week, I have had Ffion living aboard as a guest. We originally planned to take her out for a day or two driving her car to get experience and practice for her driving test. I taught her to drive about 6 or 7 years ago…

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    Still in Aberystwyth

    Due to continuing Northerly winds, we are still at Aberystwyth and likely to be here until next week at least. We have still managed to do some sailing though. We sailed up the coast on Wednesday, very light winds meant that we went backwards in the current several…