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, 29 January 2022

A very, very grey day out on the Sound

 Two thermal tops - one long sleeve, the other short sleeved. One fleece pullover; one gilet and one fleece lined windproof  jacket. Rohan walking trousers underneath Musto sallies. Thick waterproof sealskinz socks and dinghy wellies. A fleece lined thermal beanie.

And I still felt COLD!!

These 'working back up to overnighting' cruises continue despite the cold but I reckon I'm getting a real old wussie! Add that to the list that includes the dodgy prostate, the collapsing oesophagus and the waning memory........ 😂

2 comments:

Steve said...

Steve, great to see you and ARWEN back out on the water. I love winter sailing. A little jealous here as I haven't sailed since early January, have SPARTINA home for some maintenance. Should be back on the water in a couple weeks. Thanks always for the excellent videos. Steve

steve said...

Hello Steve - how are you? Hope you and family are all safe and well. Like SPARTINA, Arwen is off the water for the next few weeks whilst the trailer is hopefully finally sorted. But, as soon as that is done, I am hoping to do a couple of 'end of winter' camp sessions - one or two up the Tamar river at favourite spots and then possibly one along the coast to a sheltered cove I know.
Looking forward to seeing you back on the water as soon as possible. As always, thank you for all the inspiration you give us
steve