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Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Cruise - Part 19

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The Cruise – Part 19 Friday 23rd May Another sunny day with the wind from the east – ideal for coming to the Islands, but no good for return...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Cruise - Part 18

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The Cruise – Part 18 Tuesday 20th May Al lent me detailed charts of the Islands. I had been relying on the diagrams in Reeds Nautical Alman...
Monday, May 19, 2008

The Cruise - Part 17

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The Cruise – Part 17 Sunday 18th May Having eaten breakfast we set off at 0830 under full sail for the island of Tresco. The drizzle wasn...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Cruise - Part 16

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The Cruise – Part 16 Post script for Monday, 12th May. John and Josephine Perry, distinguished members of the Dinghy Cruising Association, v...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

The Cruise - Part 15

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The Cruise – Part 15 Saturday 10th May I had a really peaceful sleep last night with boat tucked in behind Plymouth Yacht Haven and I woke t...
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Friday, May 09, 2008

The Cruise - Part 14

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The Cruise – Part 14 Wednesday 7thMay I spent the morning at Plymouth doing shopping and catching up on my emails. The clothing store '...
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The Cruise - Part 13

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The Cruise – Part 13 Saturday 3rd May Still at the Public Slipway in Balsam Creek, Salcombe - definitely a day for staying in port because i...
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Saturday, May 03, 2008

The Cruise - Part 12

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The Cruise – Part 12 Monday 28th April A swan flew in and landed by the boat on the dot at 0630. He swam near the boat, looked at me and gu...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

The Cruise - Part 11

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The Cruise – Part 11 Thursday 24th April Unexpectedly I was invited to spend last night with my brother and his wife at their home in Sydlin...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Cruise - Part 10

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'Sunday 19th April The inshore forecast for Wight was North East 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, particularly around headlands. With tha...
Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Cruise - Part 9

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Thursday 17th April The inshore forecast for Wight was extremely poor – east or north east 5-7. occasionally 8 – the right direction, but fa...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Cruise - Part 8

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Cruise – Part 8 Sun 13th April The forecast was for SW veering NW 4/5, increasing 6 later. I thought I would have time to reach Shoreham be...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Cruise - Part 7

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Cruise -Part 7 Sat 12th April There's nearly always loads happening on the water, especially at a busy marina like Brighton, and today w...
Friday, April 11, 2008

The Cruise - Part 6

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The Cruise – Part 6 Fri 11th April This was another day spent in port because of the strong wind which reached force 7. I took the opportun...
Thursday, April 10, 2008

The Cruise - Part 5

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The Cruise – Part 5 Thursday, 10th April 08 Today was a stay-in-port day. I needed to clean the inside of the boat and rearrange the stowag...