Tag: sailing
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Cobnor Camp is a two-week event with a very loose programme put on by the DCA Southern region. It wanders all over Chichester Harbour, dependent on the tide, and participants can join in as much or as little as they wish. A very lovely time was had sailing in this new spot, and a chance…
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We were at the sailing club for the regatta and a few day sails of the Solent before packing up the boat for its trip to Cobnor. One of the trips took the Northern Channel along the Hill Head shore, bothering the nudists. The blog in one of the pictures is a seal.
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After a month away from the boat, sorting transport issues out, a weekend of sailing, a ‘get afloat day’ at the club and seeing friends off on their Fastnet race. Credit to Barney Smith and Ian Luddington from With Alacrity for the shots of us getting in their way.
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Fab weekend of strong winds on Friday and no wind on Saturday. A blast around the Solent and Soton water was followed by a intentional but unplanned stop over in the Hamble next to With Alacrity and dinner at the RAF YC. A sucessful first night in the boat with the support of WA next…
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A bit of a potter up the Hamble and our first windy sail out of the creek into Owers lake. Trailer was serviced and the van got an adjustable tow hitch and the furling gear played up again. grrrr!
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The engine fixed and a great lesson from Sirius Marine on how to bleed the tank, carb and drain the system down. It was now time to get sailing but the wind gods were no smiling on us as high settled across the uk for a number of weeks. The plan was to head to…
