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    Don’t argue with mother nature

    It seems mother nature does not want me to travel to Wales yet. The winds were supposed to be South Westerly, ideal for sailing West but forecasters were wrong, its blowing Westerly so lots of tacking back and forth if I move now. I went out anyway hoping…

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    Exciting day

    It started foggy so that put paid to my plan to leave early to get through Hurst at slack water. By the time I got there, the tide was racing, the wind had dropped and was coming directly from the West, where I wanted to go. I motored…

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    Southampton to Yarmouth

    Great sailing from Town Quay to Fawley then the wind died, I put the motor on to get past the Hamble entrance because it was busy and bumpy because of all the motorboats coming in and out, I left it on until past Calshot and then more or…

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    Ready to move West

    I have been back in Southampton for a few days resupplying and doing a bit of maintenance. I have also been waiting for a weather window to move West. It looks like I have at least 5 days of good winds so I’m off. I hope to get…

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    Great sailing and plumbing revisited

    After the gales, I decided to go out to the South of the Isle of Wight to bigger winds and seas. I have been nervous of doing this and to be honest, putting it off. I had a great time and my confidence in myself and the boat…

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    Gales at anchor

    The forecast was for severe gale force winds overnight and for once the forecasters got it right, including the timing. Most of the big ships anchored in the Solent reported to Southampton VTS that they were heading out to drift beyond the Nab tower for safety reasons. They…