Trying to avoid a boring, chronological travelogue of ‘what we did on our holidays’, I will try to stick to the mildly interesting features. On the passage to Fowey, we witnessed a pod of dolphins, all slapping their tails on the surface. This is what the internet says about the activity: “Dolphins slap their tails... Continue Reading →

From the Helford River, we sailed into Carrick Roads, and past the busy Falmouth Harbour and docks. Our intention was to just pick up a visitor buoy off Mylor but a call to the marina said that all the buoys were taken but they could provide a marina berth. This did give us the opportunity... Continue Reading →

Our dilemma in Fowey was what to do and where to go… The decision had already been taken to shorten the cruise because of the forecast big (?) winds and to crew change through Truro station, not Penzance. There were still strong easterlies forecast which would propel us nicely west to the Falmouth area but... Continue Reading →

There were plenty of mooring buoys available in Fowey when we arrived in the early afternoon and we planned to do the Hall walk starting in Fowey. This is a circular walk with steep climbs and descents on a rough, track that is quite challenging in places. Not having had our traditional ‘dirty beer’ upon... Continue Reading →

Unfortunately, a large shipping separation zone, northwest of Alderney lies on the direct route to Salcombe. This necessitated a considerable dog leg to avoid it, as a result, the wind direction and tidal flows made the passage more difficult than it should have been – take a look at the ‘Voyage Tracker’ tab on the... Continue Reading →