Bank Holiday Monday and the sun is shining, with temperatures above 20 degrees - unheard of here in the UK! Today we had Gareth and Lydia with us, this being her first time on a sailing yacht.
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| Leaving Hull Marina (thanks for the pics Patrick). |
We went out onto a very calm river and very little wind - rarely moving the anemometer cups. We enjoyed drifting on the river and enjoyed a really great vegetarian picnic that Sam prepared. Most of our motion was due to the tide, but eventually the wind did get up to a Force 2 / 3 and we were able to get some more positive forward motion, making around 4.7 knots for a while.
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| Gareth - check out the guns. |
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| Sam and Lydia, basking maidens on the foredeck. |
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| Yours truly at the helm - getting dazzled by the bright sunshine (honest!). |
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Lydia - not looking too afraid of the monstrous waves.
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Kal - our nautical cat (just checking that we're keeping the sails trimmed correctly)
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A lovely, if rather leisurely sail, but so pleased we went out - and once again managed to get back onto the berth without drama - and a little help from Patrick.
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