Day 9:
Motor sailed across Penzance bay to Newlyn harbour. Unfortunately very little wind so no actual sailing today. Good to have local sailors Carole and John on board.
Carole, John and I left the boat to travel home. I collected the car from Plymouth before heading home. Chris traveled from Suffolk by car and then train, a nine hour journey across country to join the boat.
So for the final leg it will be just 3 aboard - Mark, Derek and Chris.
Plan is to round Land's End tomorrow, up to Padstow for a quick break and then on up to Swansea to arrive Tuesday afternoon.
Monday, 21 July 2014
Sunday, 20 July 2014
Day 8:
Started out early from the award winning Mayflower marina, Plymouth. Refueled and set of west heading for Falmouth. Skipper (Mark), Derek (RYA Instructor in the making) and newly qualified pot washer, tea, coffee and jammy toast maker and general deckhand (me).
Did a bit of sailing today as the wind picked up in the afternoon (finally). No rain, plenty of sun and a 3-4 S-SW.
Falmouth Visitors Yacht Haven was busy so we had to raft up to another Moody 38. Joined by 2 more friends/crew (John and Carole) in the evening, ready for tomorrows perilous journey across Penzance bay. Full of pirates!
Started out early from the award winning Mayflower marina, Plymouth. Refueled and set of west heading for Falmouth. Skipper (Mark), Derek (RYA Instructor in the making) and newly qualified pot washer, tea, coffee and jammy toast maker and general deckhand (me).
Did a bit of sailing today as the wind picked up in the afternoon (finally). No rain, plenty of sun and a 3-4 S-SW.
Falmouth Visitors Yacht Haven was busy so we had to raft up to another Moody 38. Joined by 2 more friends/crew (John and Carole) in the evening, ready for tomorrows perilous journey across Penzance bay. Full of pirates!
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
The plan today and for the next few days:
They have just set off from Dartsmouth and are heading for Plymouth. They believe they may then be storm bound until Saturday looking at the weather forecast.
Pete will be jumping ship and so the task now is to find someone to replace him. We have a couple of leads and are chasing those.
The plan could be to lay up in Plymouth until Saturday, get some new crew on board and then sail down to Falmouth or Newlyn, then start the non-stop trip around to Swansea and hopefully be there by Sunday/Monday or possibly Tuesday (if they have to stop at Padstow/Lundy).
Any takers??? - give me a ring! - Su
They have just set off from Dartsmouth and are heading for Plymouth. They believe they may then be storm bound until Saturday looking at the weather forecast.
Pete will be jumping ship and so the task now is to find someone to replace him. We have a couple of leads and are chasing those.
The plan could be to lay up in Plymouth until Saturday, get some new crew on board and then sail down to Falmouth or Newlyn, then start the non-stop trip around to Swansea and hopefully be there by Sunday/Monday or possibly Tuesday (if they have to stop at Padstow/Lundy).
Any takers??? - give me a ring! - Su
Day 4:
From Haslar marina, Portsmouth, the plan was to stop at Weymouth but late yesterday afternoon Mark rang to say they had sailed straight passed Portland bill and were heading for Dartmouth. The weather was good and so they thought they'd keep going.
They arrived at Dartmouth at 1:15am and tied up after a battle with the river currents.
From Haslar marina, Portsmouth, the plan was to stop at Weymouth but late yesterday afternoon Mark rang to say they had sailed straight passed Portland bill and were heading for Dartmouth. The weather was good and so they thought they'd keep going.
They arrived at Dartmouth at 1:15am and tied up after a battle with the river currents.
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Monday, 14 July 2014
A little problem
One of the crew members has to leave the boat on Friday and by then they should be in Falmouth. The trip around to Swansea is going to be tough with just 2 on board so we are looking for a 3rd and possibly 4th crew member.
Mum and I have been phoning around but no one's available. If you are up for the challenge give me a ring or email.me. Thanks Su
One of the crew members has to leave the boat on Friday and by then they should be in Falmouth. The trip around to Swansea is going to be tough with just 2 on board so we are looking for a 3rd and possibly 4th crew member.
Mum and I have been phoning around but no one's available. If you are up for the challenge give me a ring or email.me. Thanks Su
Day 1:
5am - set off from Burnham on Crouch and travelled through the Thames estuary and then around the corner through the Dover Straits to Dover marina.
South West Sunk swatchway was fun with the depth getting as shallow as 1.2m . But we were on an incoming tide so we knew we would float off if we touched (hopefully).
5 on board and we saw seals, dolphin/porpoises and even a sunfish.
Weather was calm with very little wind, so no sailing, the mainsail gave us a little help but not much.
By the end of the 70 mile day we were tired and in need of some food. Thats when we discovered the bilges full of water, luckily fresh, so we ripped the boat apart looking for the leak, sigh!
5am - set off from Burnham on Crouch and travelled through the Thames estuary and then around the corner through the Dover Straits to Dover marina.
South West Sunk swatchway was fun with the depth getting as shallow as 1.2m . But we were on an incoming tide so we knew we would float off if we touched (hopefully).
5 on board and we saw seals, dolphin/porpoises and even a sunfish.
Weather was calm with very little wind, so no sailing, the mainsail gave us a little help but not much.
By the end of the 70 mile day we were tired and in need of some food. Thats when we discovered the bilges full of water, luckily fresh, so we ripped the boat apart looking for the leak, sigh!
Thursday, 3 July 2014
So the plan so far:
4th, 5th, 6th July - to wash off all the green algae and inspect the work, set up the boat with all our kit and upgrade the chart plotter.
7th July - money should transfer to seller and the boat should be ours.
8th July - relaunch back into the water and back into her berth in Burnham Marina.
10th,11th July - finish preparations in readiness for the journey from Burnham Marina.
12th July - Ty Mor will leave Burnham on Crouch - yikes!! - straight out into the scary Thames Estuary with its shfting sand bars, tidal streams, large shipping and wind farms.
12th July - hopefully arrive in Ramsgate marina, where we will stay the night.
13th July - 2 shipmates will then jump ship and train it back to the cars in Burnham. Ty Mor with 3 remaining crew will then (wind, weather and tide permitting) hot foot it round the Portsmouth. Long stint - should take about 24 hours.
after that we are not planning, but may call in at Poole, Weymouth, Plymouth,
Here's a possible plan (details generated by sea-distances.org)
4th, 5th, 6th July - to wash off all the green algae and inspect the work, set up the boat with all our kit and upgrade the chart plotter.
7th July - money should transfer to seller and the boat should be ours.
8th July - relaunch back into the water and back into her berth in Burnham Marina.
10th,11th July - finish preparations in readiness for the journey from Burnham Marina.
12th July - Ty Mor will leave Burnham on Crouch - yikes!! - straight out into the scary Thames Estuary with its shfting sand bars, tidal streams, large shipping and wind farms.
12th July - hopefully arrive in Ramsgate marina, where we will stay the night.
13th July - 2 shipmates will then jump ship and train it back to the cars in Burnham. Ty Mor with 3 remaining crew will then (wind, weather and tide permitting) hot foot it round the Portsmouth. Long stint - should take about 24 hours.
after that we are not planning, but may call in at Poole, Weymouth, Plymouth,
Here's a possible plan (details generated by sea-distances.org)
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Tŷ Môr (sea house in welsh) delivery cruise from Burnham on Crouch to Swansea.
Planned start date = 12th July 2014
Planned arrival date = sometime later
Tŷ Môr (pictured above as 'Espadon') is a 1996 Moody 38 which we are in the process of buying. Our plan is to sail her from her current berth in Burnham on Crouch marina to Swansea in South Wales.
She is sad at the moment and in need of some TLC. Inside she is smart and comfortable but externally she has been neglected for the last 18 months.
Her hull has taken on a new function - home to all passing orphaned marine life and the propeller has become a barnacle city complete with high rise flats, cinema complex and shopping malls for the city loving barnacle.
So our task is is to make our boat sea worthy so that she can be sailed around the south coast of England to her new home in Swansea marina.
Task list:
1. Repair head sail - sail is now in Dolphins sail loft being washed and repaired.
2. Apply anti-fouling to the hull, clean up the prop(remove the city), check the stern gland and fix the bow stem band - all this work is being done by those talented mechanics in Burnham Yacht marine services (hopefully this week).
3. Wash every external surface to get rid of all the green stuff, applied by mother nature over the last few months.
4. Launder all the running rigging to clear all the green algae clinging to it and to make them subtle and usable by cold wet hands.
Crew assembled: Mark(skipper), Pete(chief navigator) and Ian (pot washer). Part-timers: Su (floor & heads scrubber), Chris (deck-hand).
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