Barb and I just returned from sailing with the Little Ship Club of London as part of a joint event with the Corinthians. Starting in Dartmouth we first sailed West to Salcombe. The weather forecast seemed like it had been a recording - Winds out of the South or Southeast force 4/5, visibility Moderate or Poor sometimes Very Poor with rain and Thundery Showers.
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| Solent Cruise Agenda |
The trip was going to include the far left trek to Poole, but with winds on the nose at 30 kts we stayed within the Solent (the area between the Isle of White and mainland England. We all had a wonderful time with a great crew which included David Clements (owner of Bagheera of Whitby - a 40 Bowman) Mike Gill, who was the liaison with the Corinthians, and Duncan Macmillan, a true Scotsman.
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| Duncan |
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| You see - She really does sail and even has her own Oilies... |
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| Salcombe - Pre-Cruise Visit |
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| Itchner Harbour |
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| Scrubbing the bottom at Low Tide |
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| David |
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| Mike |
Following the Cruise we flew to Brittany for a week with Bob and Sally Martin and a wonderful town called Dinan.
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| Street where we rented a house that was 500 years old |
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| Main shopping street inside the walled town |
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| View from St Malo in Brittany |
