Set off for Lymington from Birdham at 0600 in light winds as part of the Chichester Yacht Club Rear Commodores cruise under John Davies leadership. Sailed from the Winner to just off Osborne Bay tacking all the way where the wind dropped away to almost nothing. Popped into Cowes for a few minutes to see Jenny on Tonka. When I rejoined the cruise and the Solent, the wind had blow up so motored to beyond Gurnard and then sailed on a port tack towards. The wind gradually rose to 22 knots and decided to roll away the yankee, but the furling line decided to get a riding turn on the winch, then sailed under full main and staysail until I decided to tack and the sheet of staysail got caught under the end of spinnaker pole. So much for all this, felt very rust so decided to motor sail the rest of the way as the tide had now changed. Not a pleasant motor, until I motivated myself to put a reef in and put my oilies on.
Dinks party a 1800 followed by supper on board Poldeaux, cooked Moroccan Fish for David.
Sunday was a wet and windy day and pottered on board and than wandered into Lymington in the bleak weather to do a bit of shopping, stretch my legs and have a couple of drinks.
The weather web sites all showing it blowing 25 knots up to as much as 35 knots at Hurst Castle, not the day to be out on the water if you have a choice!
Where did it all go so wrong! F6 - F7 and heavy rain all day!
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