Saturday the 31st of March 2007 The long term weather forecasts had promised ideal sailing conditions but the high pressure system poised over England and Wales was stubbornly refusing to move south. With the wind blowing from the NE at a consistent Force 6 my planned trip to Belgium was evidently not going to be [...]
At 7:30 am on the 11th, we motored out of the marina for the return leg. As we would not have a favourable wind or tidal stream we decided to motor for much of the journey. There was little wind and the choppy conditions of the evening before were replaced by calm. A large catamaran [...]
We arrived at the Yarmouth Marine Services boat yard at approximately 2am local time. It was a clear night without a breath of wind. The moon provided ample light as we made our way across the jetty to “Eileen of Avoca” sitting quietly at the seaward end. She was such a pretty sight and I [...]
