Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Friday 25 June 2010

the best laid plans of mice and men.............

Doh!  Sorry to disappoint folks but don't expect that blog from Salcombe. We are in the middle of a heat wave here in UK - conditions for tomorrow are perfect......and I've been forced to bed with a stupid 'coming right out of nowhere' cold. High fever, swimming vision, constant drip of the nose and eyes cascading waterfalls. I'm off work and won't be out and about - sorry folks. Promise to deliver on Salcombe post when up and about. (I know I'm ill because her wot must be obeyed actually showed a glimmer of sympathy and asked me if there was anything she could get me.......a normal response from her is a demand for a death certificate before she feels there is anything wrong with any of us).
Take care folks...will post again sometime next week. Meantime, anyone reading this who is sailing at Salcombe tomorrow...........I'm green with envy and feeling very grumpy like a bear with a sore head (literally) and the face like the backside of a rhino who has swallowed a wasp! Have fun on the water this weekend people.

Steve

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