I joined the rally organised by the Drascombe Association based at Bradwell Marina. It was a good excuse to make a first extended sea passage in Daisy IV, in this case along The Wallet. I'd made this trip many times before in my previous boats - fourteen return trips, as it so happens - so was looking forward to seeing how Daisy IV managed for her first but my fifteenth. In the event, conditions were absolutely ideal - NW winds to help me down there, and SW winds for the return trip. Except for the final stretch home on the Orwell on the return journey, the whole journey was managed without having to tack!
I had intended to stay for longer, making more of the return trip and joining a few other boats for a cruise, but storm Floris had other ideas, forcing me back home a day early.
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| Outward trip, 1st Aug, yellow track 28.6nm; sailing the Blackwater, 2nd Aug, green track 23.6nm; homeward passage, 3rd Aug, red track 29.2nm. Total track length 81.4nm |
