Today was a day for “I spy”, we saw everything! What a day! We started off in Marazion, anchored in the shadow of St. Michael’s Mount, then heading off around the corner towards Porthcurno we approached the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the UK Navy, at Read more…
We spent the night on anchor right next to St Michaels Mount. With no wind in the morning we headed to the Mount to explore. The Island is connected by a causeway for 4 out of every 12hrs. It is still a private house but they have opened up most Read more…
Our start point this morning was Fraggle Rock. Some of us will remember this from childhood as the popular TV series with the same name. For some reason I’d remembered it as being underneath a tree not a lighthouse. We were all humming the theme tune as we approached two Read more…
First thing I did last night when we arrived in Falmouth was laundry. It’s worrying when the highlight of the day is clean clothes and a hot shower – sometimes in life its the small luxuries that make the difference. We have a limited water supply, and generally want to Read more…
Today we had our friend Howard join us kiting from Salcombe to Plymouth. Great to have him along, and the nice guy that he is, he even wrote the blog for us today. Howard, you’re welcome back anytime. I was hugely pleased to be invited to join Stew & Islay Read more…
After such an early morning yesterday, today’s 10:30 start felt like complete luxury. So was a day on land exploring how to make gin at Salcombe Gin Co. We split into two teams, team Mactaggart (Jeremy and Islay’s family name) and team Wirral (where Joe and Stew grew up). Each Read more…
Both wind and tide lined up for an early start. First light was 4:15, so we set our alarms for 3:30, enough time to make porridge and get ready before setting off. This was our earliest start yet and only our second passage in the dark (the first being a Read more…
Once all the tourist from the day before had left we had the cove mostly to ourselves, with only 3 other boats anchored overnight. This didn’t last long, even with it being a Monday the beach started filling, and by noon the cafe on the corner was packed. A group Read more…
No wind again today, so rather than sit and wait we headed across the bay to explore. Leaving Portland we past the fleet of Wayfarers racing in their nationals, a competition which they’d been trying to hold all weekend. Durdles Door is a sea arch formed in the limestone. It Read more…
Glorious sunshine, but no wind and the wrong tides. The tides past Portland Bill as some of the strongest in the UK and at 7knts we cannot go against them or launch a kite in them easily. We need to wait for slack water which today is 3pm. The forecast Read more…