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, 16 August 2013

Today's sail

Was lovely. Winds from the west-south-west around 7 - 9 knots. The tide was outgoing, a neap; with high tide at 13.10. So it was nice to sail for a few hours and return to a ramp with some depth of water still available.

Also very nice because it is so rare was the fact that my wife joined me for an afternoon sail. We just chilled out crossing Plymouth Sound, into Cawsand Bay and back along the inside of the breakwater. We averaged four knots most of the afternoon and positively rocketed down the Jennycliffe side of the sound back to the Mountbatten breakwater.

With some of the Rolex Fastnet boats leaving port after a few days rest (the main race was last week) it was nice day with something to see and chat about.

Well done to all the Rolex boats.....a challenging race and a badge of honour, irrespective of your placing.

Steve














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