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

Saturday, 21 April 2012

We made our annual pilgrimage to Padstow.  It's become part of our family tradition. The best time to visit Padstow is out of season and so we did!

Looking across from Rock

Best way of getting from Rock to Padstow

I'm not sure I could tow Arwen out of the water and across the sand to that ramp with my car 

Taking a short cut across the stern of the ferry

Looking across towards the sand dunes of Rock

Looking out to sea

'Mowgli' the dredger

Another year; the same speedboats

could solve my anchor woes.......or maybe not

all the hair braiding gear on the quayside

an emerging new art form

this cheeky chappess joined us at the cafe table

tides out!

all tide up and no place to go...tide up get it?

varnish work

must be fun to drive



remember the first picture at the top of the blog.......well the tide went out!

Padstow was nice at this time of year; uncrowded and the weather kept nice too. And to top it all - a nice trip on the ferry across the Camel estuary!

Steve

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