Actually, by today we weren't grumpy at all cos we were thoroughly enjoying ourselves.
We actually managed breakfast for the first time (bacon butties, of course) before packing away the cockpit tent, paying the marina bill and toddling for a play with the big white flappy things.
We had a cracking sail out of the river, bounced off a shallow patch of sand and confirmed by eye that the drying sands inshore of the buoyed route across the Raysand appears to be flat and free from obstructions
Then it was time to come about and head back upriver. Although the log had been reticent about registering earlier, we now confirmed it's accuracy at slack water so when it works it's working well
With her clean bottom Erbas was sailing well and we even overtook somebody! However, it was astonishing how many yachts had sails up but were actually motoring or motor sailing in good sailing weather
Back at Fambridge I debated sailing onto the pontoon but I decided against it and we sailed past the moorings to drop the sails and motor on.
I nipped round to the marina to pay the bill for the lift out whilst Tony tidied the boat. Then we pottered over to our mooring, put Erbas to bed and dinghied back to the pontoon
We hauled the RIB out and lashed her to the handrail where our old dinghy was. That dinghy we hauled off the pontoon and dumped on the bank by the Yacht Station office. Toby is going to see if anybody wants it, I'll take whatever I'm offered!
Then it was off home.
Our new neighbour at Fambridge, Thames Barge "Ironsides"
We actually managed breakfast for the first time (bacon butties, of course) before packing away the cockpit tent, paying the marina bill and toddling for a play with the big white flappy things.
We had a cracking sail out of the river, bounced off a shallow patch of sand and confirmed by eye that the drying sands inshore of the buoyed route across the Raysand appears to be flat and free from obstructions
Then it was time to come about and head back upriver. Although the log had been reticent about registering earlier, we now confirmed it's accuracy at slack water so when it works it's working well
With her clean bottom Erbas was sailing well and we even overtook somebody! However, it was astonishing how many yachts had sails up but were actually motoring or motor sailing in good sailing weather
Back at Fambridge I debated sailing onto the pontoon but I decided against it and we sailed past the moorings to drop the sails and motor on.
I nipped round to the marina to pay the bill for the lift out whilst Tony tidied the boat. Then we pottered over to our mooring, put Erbas to bed and dinghied back to the pontoon
We hauled the RIB out and lashed her to the handrail where our old dinghy was. That dinghy we hauled off the pontoon and dumped on the bank by the Yacht Station office. Toby is going to see if anybody wants it, I'll take whatever I'm offered!
Then it was off home.
Our new neighbour at Fambridge, Thames Barge "Ironsides"
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