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    Back in New Quay

    I have arrived back in New Quay, made an expensive mistake, spent time talking with and getting help from amazing friends and family and ready to laze away the summer in this fantastic place. The trip up from Milford Haven was mostly uneventful with light winds but St…

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    Lands End to Milford Haven

    I have done some miles since my last blog post, I am now in Milford Haven in the lovely Dale anchorage. I have struggled at times with low and intermittent wind speeds but its all part of learning about getting the best from the boat. I have not…

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    Missing cup

    I am moving west at a reasonable pace and hope to go around lands end today. A major milestone in my trip to West Wales. I’ve seen some stunning coastlines but had a couple of small setbacks. Setback one is my wind speed measuring device (anemometer) has been…

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    Brixham to Falmouth

    The last few days sailing have been downwind in light Easterly winds. I have learned a lot about how the boat handles and have used the whisker and preventers a lot. I am still not happy I am rigging them the best way, I am still tinkering to…

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    Weymouth to Brixham

    The day started with a great downwind sail in a light breeze and ended with no wind and motoring nearly 2 hours into Brixham. Some highlights were: Using the wind vane steering downwind, rigging a preventer, using the whisker pole and sailing wing to wing. Meeting a pod…

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    Near Collision

    While sailing into Weymouth today a motor yacht came up from behind me on my starboard side, he was on a similar heading to me put our paths were merging. He was under motor power, I was under sail so I had priority. He will change course or…