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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
The end of our Summer Cruise
We left Alderney on Wednesday 4th August to sail back home. Again it was light winds and we ended up motor sailing across the channel...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20212 min read
To Guernsey
With the news that Guernsey had opened up to visiting yachts from the UK we decided to head to Salcombe for one night then cross to...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Heading East to the Yealm
Friday 16th July saw us deciding that we should be heading back East so we left Mevagissey for the Yealm. We had a pleasant sail past...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Mevagissey
Falken had messaged that they had moored up in Mevagissey Harbour. Emboldened by their scouting out the harbour we decided to join them....
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20212 min read
A very wet sail to Fowey
We left at midday to sail to Fowey. It was reasonable weather as we set out and a good sail. However, not long after passing Falmouth...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
The Helford River
We slipped mid afternoon on Wednesday 7th to sail to the Helford River. It took us a couple of hours to sail there along the coast from...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Leaving before the Weather Arrives
The weather forecast for Friday 2nd July promised deteriorating weather for the weekend with SW'ly winds. We decided to head to St...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
St Helen's Pool and St Martin's
For the first day in July we motored over to St Helen's Pool off Tean Island and St Martin's. It was a lovely calm sunny day and we...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Old Grimsby Sound
On Monday 28th June we left in the evening with Tigermoon II to anchor in St Helen's Pool between Tresco and St Martin's. We weren't...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
St Mary's
We spent three nights in Porthcressa before a change in the wind direction saw us move to a mooring in St Mary's Pool. Porthcressa We had...
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Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Passage to Scilly
After a day's rain on a mid-stream pontoon on the Fal we sailed downriver under the genoa to Premier marina in Falmouth for fuel, food...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Up the Fal
Anchored on the Fal We motored up the Fal to Turnaround Point and anchored with views of Trelissick House. However, it got windy there...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 24, 20211 min read
A Bonus Day
Sunday was forecast to be wet ... but turned out to be dry and quite sunny. Dave and Jen suggested taking the dinghies up to Truro. We...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 23, 20211 min read
To Falmouth for Last Orders
Falmouth from Pendennis Marina Thursday 17th saw us heading to Falmouth in a Northerly Force 4/5, giving us a beam reach all the way. It...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Motoring to Fowey
Fowey Harbour Tuesday 15th was sunny with light winds that meant that we motored Fowey leaving at ten and arriving at two. On the way we...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 21, 20211 min read
And so to the Yealm
The River Yealm We left Salcombe on Sunday 16th. A leisurely late morning start on a beautiful day. The forecast Northerly Winds turned...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Sunny Salcombe?
We decided to leave Dartmouth and head for the Yealm on Friday. However, it was gray and drizzly with occasional for forecast, so we had...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Outboard Woes
We discovered that the impeller had overheated and destroyed itself. We managed to order an impeller repair kit to pick up at the...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Food on Board
Fortunately we don't have to slum it on Shadow. We bought some monkfish tail from a great fishmongers in Dartmouth market (Wild Food...
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Neil O'Connor
Jun 9, 20211 min read
Dittisham
After a couple of nights in Dartmouth we went up the river Dart to Dittisham ("Ditsum" to the locals). We picked up a buoy for a couple...
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