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Alderney to Guernsey
After a night in Alderney we set sail for Alderney. We left at midday to catch the tide down the Swinge. There was little wind again so...
Neil O'Connor
May 11, 20221 min read
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Crossing the Channel
We left Newtown Creek at just gone five in the morning. It was a drizzly murky day with little wind. Light winds and fog patches were...
Neil O'Connor
May 10, 20221 min read
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Last Night in Newtown Creek for a While
Not much wind today so we motored from Island Harbour to Newtown Creek and picked up a buoy for the evening. A nice sunny afternoon but...
Neil O'Connor
May 3, 20221 min read
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The Start of Our Summer Cruise
We have decided to move Shadow to South Brittany and have started the journey South. We left or berth in Haslar for the last time on...
Neil O'Connor
May 2, 20221 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Mevagissey
Falken had messaged that they had moored up in Mevagissey Harbour. Emboldened by their scouting out the harbour we decided to join them....
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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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...
Neil O'Connor
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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