From the moment of their arrival, the two new crew were confined to the lower decks due mainly to the pouring rain and to a lesser extent I needed to assess their suitability to undertake the gruelling passage that lay ahead (Falmouth Marina to St Mawes, just around the corner!). Needless to say, the following …
Big weather
It was supposed to be 15-20 knots of wind all day, I had nice ham for sandwiches, we'd average around 5-6 knots all day. It didn't work out like that At one point we were having consistent 30-36 knots of wind hammering our poor Gianti & her new sails. With gusts of 40 knots and …
Off anchor … jobs
We came off anchor and into a marina in Falmouth to get our AIS installed. This means we can see and be seen by all boats who also have it installed. Brilliant news when it's dark or foggy. You can cyber stalk us and see exactly where we are using the link below & searching …
England, Ireland, Scotland, France … nope Penzance
After a fab few days exploring Maggoty Bank, Truro and Trelissick, we decided to take a day trip to Penzance, to pick up my stupid skin products. I can't recommend Pure Nuff Stuff enough ... 4-5 ingredients per product, zero preservatives and Emily (pictured) is so, so lovely. She's really interested in solving skin issues …
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Cornish pixies
When I last wrote we were in Plymouth finishing some jobs, getting crafty and making bed linen and being generally confined to barracks until we were jolly we'll ship shape! We sailed across to Fowey in lovely sunny conditions, attempting to pick up a mooring buoy unlike any other we'd come across previously. Cue .. …
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