2014 Spring Cruise Day 4

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It has been a funny old day. We set out from Burham with a slight Westerly breeze that gradually built until I was able to pole out the genoa and crack on nicely down the Whitaker. However, as we approached the Spitway the breeze started to die away vanishing completely in the end.

On went the engine only for the breeze to build back in right in our teeth. A couple of stiff rain showers added to the fun as well.

In the end, we motored the last few miles into Harwich tying up on the inside of Ha'penny Pier in some glorious evening sunshine!

A meal on board followed by a pint or two in the Alma rounded off an up and down but ultimately satisfactory sort of day

Rik hasn't been at his scintillating best today and I'm still struggling to get my sleep switched into day mode so neither of us is wild about the prospect of a long hard day of windward sailing tomorrow and that's what we'll get if we press on Northwards.

To complicate matters further it looks like the wind is going to stay flakey and generally northerly all this week before stiffening up and going round into the South next week! Precisely what we do not need for a trip up the East Coast!

So now we're contemplating staying in the Orwell for a day, or even two, and then heading down to the Medway and the Swale for a few days.

More detailed plans will follow when we've made some!