Below is the sailing log for 2012.
| Date | Time | Comment | Log | Cumulative log | Engine (mins) | Engine (total) | Weather | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2012 | Jonathan & Andy | |||||||
| 09:00 | Left marina | 5768.1 | Baro 1025 Wind NW3-4 murky, moderate visibility | |||||
| 09:40 | Beyond Nass (past wreck buoy) - main and full jib, engine off | 4905.5 | 40 | Wind down to 8kts | ||||
| 10:15 | Bench Head | 5775.3 | Wind round to N and back to 12-15kts | |||||
| Fast close reach up coast - going nicely 7-8kts through water | Wind N 15-18kts | |||||||
| 11:40 | Walton pier abeam | 5786.6 | ||||||
| Had to put two tacks in to get past Landguard and into small ship channel | ||||||||
| 12:45 | Engine on, jib in just off Cliff Foot buoy | 5793.8 | ||||||
| 13:15 | Moored up against Halfpenny Pier - wind blowing us straight on but fairly comfortable | 5796 | 30 | |||||
| 15:10 | Left Halfpenny Pier | |||||||
| Motored up river - wind coming straight down river | ||||||||
| 16:25 | Tied up on hammerhead B pontoon at MDL Woolverstone - RHYC occupied | 5803.3 | 75 | |||||
| Total: | 35.2 | 35.2 | 145 | 2:25 | ||||
| 03/05/2012 | Foul night - rained very hard all night and gusty at times. Got up 04:30 and still raining. Some light and reasonable visibility so decided to head off. | NE1-2 Baro 1021 | ||||||
| 05:15 | Slipped | 5803.3 | ||||||
| 06:30 | Engine off by Guard buoy - full main and jib | 5810.9 | 75 | Wind NE2-3 | ||||
| Broad reached across to wind farm until Walton pier was dead downwind, then goosewinged towards pier | ||||||||
| 07:35 | Walton pier abeam | 5818 | Wind NE4-5 | |||||
| 08:25 | Lovely broad reach down coast | 5823.7 | Wind round to N 4-5 | |||||
| 09:00 | Headed up onto close reach at Colne Bar | 5828.5 | ||||||
| Lovely close reach down river - 18-21kts wind and 8-9.5kts boat speed. Pressed, but not over-pressed - handled full sail beautifully | ||||||||
| 09:40 | Sails down by Nass and engine on | 5834 | ||||||
| 10:05 | In berth | 5836.6 | 25 | |||||
| Total: | 33.3 | 68.5 | 245 | 4:5 | ||||
| 11/05/2012 | Baro 1028 Wind SW5-6 | Anne and Andy | ||||||
| 16:05 | Left marina | 5836.6 | ||||||
| 16:35 | Engine off, full jib out by Nass | 5840.1 | 30 | |||||
| Headed up round Molliette Beacon (400m to port). Close reach into Colne. | ||||||||
| 17:35 | Engine on - jib in | |||||||
| 17:55 | Picked up mooring in Pyefleet | 5847.4 | 20 | |||||
| Total: | 10.8 | 79.3 | 295 | 4:55 | ||||
| 12/05/2012 | Tried sleeping in aft cabin. A disturbed night with wind over tide and waves slapping around counter. | Baro 1038 | ||||||
| 05:30 | Slipped mooring | 5847.4 | ||||||
| 05:50 | Engine off - full sail | 20 | Wind NW2-3 | |||||
| 06:35 | Knoll - port beam 1/2 mile | 5853.6 | Wind NW4-5 | |||||
| Running nicely at 6-7kts | ||||||||
| 07:00 | Wallet Spitway | 5856.5 | ||||||
| 07:20 | South Whitaker | 5859 | ||||||
| Rounded up - reaching at 8.5kts | Wind NW5 | |||||||
| 07:35 | W Hook Middle | 5860 | ||||||
| Strong ebb but making SOG 6kts | ||||||||
| 08:50 | Maplin | 5871 | ||||||
| 09:30 | Blacktail Spit | 5876.5 | ||||||
| Headed up a little to S Shoebury | ||||||||
| 09:55 | S Shoebury | 5880.9 | Wind dropped to NNW3 | |||||
| 11:35 | W Leigh Middle - crossed to south side of channel as 'recommended' | 5893 | ||||||
| 13:20 | Jib in by East Tilbury | |||||||
| Engine ignition switch wouldn't turn. Dismantled switch panel and fiddled. Finally went with WD40 and Anne's persuasion at 13:45 | ||||||||
| 13:45 | Engine went on off Tilbury Cardinal. Main down | 59-7.2 | ||||||
| Nice run down river. Wind v.variable between 5-18kts. Went right down to Tower Bridge and turned round. | ||||||||
| 17:05 | Locked into Limehouse lock - not v.slickly - bashed pulpit | |||||||
| 17:15 | In berth B4 at Limehouse | 5928.8 | 210 | |||||
| Total: | 81.4 | 160.7 | 525 | 8:45 | ||||
| 21/05/2012 | New ignition switch fitted in the morning by Peter Lewis at Limehouse | Andy & George | ||||||
| 13:35 | Left berth | 5928.8 | ||||||
| 13:45 | Locked out from Limehouse | Wind NW 3-4 Baro 1015 | ||||||
| 14:50 | Thames Barrier | 5937.1 | ||||||
| 15:15 | Full sail, engine off | 100 | ||||||
| 15:45 | Jenningtree Point | 5943.1 | ||||||
| 16:40 | Round Broadness Point past Thurrock YC | 5948.5 | ||||||
| 17:30 | West Blyth buoy | 5955.3 | ||||||
| Headed up onto beat down Mucking Reach. Wind gusting F6 - a little over-pressed with 30kts apparent occasionally, but held full sail and cracked off down Sea reach | ||||||||
| 18:05 | E Blyth buoy | 5960 | ||||||
| 18:40 | Mid Swatch | 5964.3 | ||||||
| Wind still N-NW5 gusting 6 but heading comfortably in on broad reach. Gybed into mouth of Medway. | ||||||||
| 19:10 | Sails in, engine on off Queenborough Spit cardinal | 5968.5 | ||||||
| 19:30 | Picked up buoy at Queenborough, engine off. Wind blowing clearly down creek NW4-5 | 5970.1 | 20 | |||||
| Total: | 41.3 | 202 | 645 | 10:45 | ||||
| 22/05/2012 | 04:40 | Dropped mooring | 5970.1 | Baro 1017 | ||||
| 04:50 | Main up, one reef | Wind NW3-4 | ||||||
| 05:00 | 2/3 jib out, engine off | 20 | ||||||
| 05:40 | Or beacon on Cant 0.4M port beam | 5976.7 | ||||||
| Heading 110C toward G Spile buoy | ||||||||
| 06:00 | G Spile buoy | 5979.1 | ||||||
| 06:45 | Spaniard Cardinal 0.5M port beam | 5985.2 | ||||||
| 06:55 | NE Corner yellow special buoy | 5986.8 | ||||||
| 07:30 | Copperas G - not marked on Cmap chart, still showing old Hook Spit channel | 5990.6 | ||||||
| 08:00 | S Margate G | 5994.7 | ||||||
| 08:20 | SE Margate E Cardinal | 5997.2 | ||||||
| 08:50 | Longnose R | 6001.5 | ||||||
| 09:00 | Gybed off N.Foreland to 190C down coast. Nice broad reach 9.6kts OG. | Wind NW4-5 gusting 6 | ||||||
| 09:25 | No.2 Port buoy, Ramsgate channel | 6006.8 | Wind all over place NW4-5 gusting 6-7 | |||||
| 09:50 | W Goodwin G | 6010.3 | ||||||
| 10:45 | Jib in, engine on | |||||||
| Closing E entrance Dover Harbour, hoping to be allowed in - port control have told us to close breakwater | ||||||||
| 11:00 | Entered E entrance and dropped main inside | |||||||
| 11:20 | Glanville Dock F93 | 6021.9 | 35 | |||||
| Total: | 51.8 | 253.8 | 700 | 11:40 | ||||
| 23/05/2012 | 05:00 | Left marina | 6021.9 | |||||
| Hoisted main with one reef in harbour | ||||||||
| 05:20 | Cleared western entrance - course 230C | |||||||
| 05:45 | Shook out reef, jib out and engine off. Picked up a loose fishing float but managed to release it by stopping | 45 | Wind NW1-2 | |||||
| 06:25 | Wind died to 3-4 kts. Jib in, engine on | |||||||
| 06:40 | Wind filled in a little, jib out, engine off | 15 | ||||||
| 08:20 | Wind getting very flaky 6-8kts, so jib in, engine on | |||||||
| 08:35 | Dungeness point about 1 mile off | 6040 | ||||||
| 12:30 | Royal Sovereign Tower close starboard | 6069.3 | ||||||
| 12:35 | Engine off, jib out | 255 | Wind SW2-3 Baaro 1027 | |||||
| 14:10 | Wind gradually heading us and died a little, jib in, engine on | |||||||
| 14:25 | Beachy Head lower lighthouse abeam 1M | 6080.2 | ||||||
| 16:35 | Moored up, pontoon 11 Brighton Marina | 6094.1 | 145 | |||||
| Total: | 72.2 | 326 | 1160 | 19:20 | ||||
| 24/05/2012 | 09:40 | Left marina | 6094.1 | Wind 1-2 kts - glassy calm | ||||
| 10:15 | Full sail up, engine off | 35 | S2-3 suddenly filled in | |||||
| 11:10 | Visibility dropped right off 50 46.97N, 0 15.4W | |||||||
| 12:20 | Wind dying. Jib in, engine on. Visibility improved for an hour or so and then closed right in 100-200m | |||||||
| 50 45.335N, 0 21.999W | ||||||||
| 13:05 | Visibility suddenly improved. Checked vis. Observations online and Solent appears clear so decided to carry on. | S2-3 | ||||||
| Engine off, jib out | 45 | |||||||
| 13:15 | 50 43.914N, 0 29.292W | 6116 | ||||||
| 13:35 | Wind died again, jib in, engine on | |||||||
| 14:50 | Beacon on Mixon Rocks abeam 0.5M | 6126.8 | ||||||
| 15:00 | Street R buoy | 6127.8 | ||||||
| SOG 8.6kts through Looe Channel | ||||||||
| 16:00 | Dean Tail N Cardinal | 6134.8 | ||||||
| 16:45 | Spit Refuge R in Portsmouth channel by Spit Sand fort | 6140.2 | ||||||
| 17:25 | In Berth C10 at Royal Clarence Marina | 6144 | 230 | |||||
| Total: | 49.9 | 375.9 | 1470 | 24:30 | ||||
| 26/05/2012 | 12:45 | Left marina | 6144 | |||||
| Had to queue for C&N fuel berth so gilled around | ||||||||
| 13:20 | Moored up on fuel jetty | 35 | ||||||
| Added 57 litres of diesel | ||||||||
| 13:35 | Left fuel jetty and headed straight through entrance and inner swashway | |||||||
| 13:55 | Full main up, half jib and engine off | 20 | Wind SE4-5 | |||||
| 14:40 | S Ryde Middle G | 6152.4 | Wind SE 5-6 gusting 7 | |||||
| 15:05 | Gurnard Cardinal (N) | 6155.7 | ||||||
| 15:50 | Main down, ran in last mile under jib only | |||||||
| 16:00 | Engine on, jib in heading up Lymington River and avoiding Wight Link ferries | |||||||
| 16:30 | In berth H4 Lymington Yacht Haven | 6164.8 | ||||||
| Total: | 20.8 | 396.7 | 1525 | 25:25 | ||||
| 28/05/2012 | 14:45 | Left marina | 6164.8 | Wind SW4-5 | Alex, Ian, Matt, Neil and Rich | |||
| Followed ferry out down river slowly | ||||||||
| 15:15 | End of Lymington channel. Main up, one reef and : jib. Engine off. | 30 | ||||||
| Tacking out to get through Hurst Narrows | ||||||||
| 16:30 | On port close hauled towards Hengistbury Head. CG helicopter buzzes us and asks if we will take part in a hi-line rescue training exercise. | |||||||
| Tacked across bay and back in at 17:10 | ||||||||
| 18:20 | Tacked out onto starboard about 1/2 mile off Bournemouth Pier | 6188.1 | ||||||
| 18:25 | Let out full jib | Wind SW3 | ||||||
| 19:00 | Tacked back on to port and bore away down Swash Channel | 6192 | ||||||
| 19:30 | Sails down, engine on just off Brownsea Castle | |||||||
| 20:00 | Berth B8 in Poole Quay Yacht Haven | 6198.5 | 30 | |||||
| Total: | 33.7 | 430.4 | 1585 | 26:25 | ||||
| 01/06/2012 | 08:50 | Left marina | 6198.5 | Wind WNW 1-2, Baro 1025 | Paul & Andy | |||
| 09:35 | Bar buoy G | 6203.5 | ||||||
| 09:45 | Main up - a little breeze filling in | |||||||
| Motorsailing towards Swanage | WSW 2-3 | |||||||
| 10:10 | Engine off, jib out | 80 | ||||||
| 12:00 | Tacked onto starboard to clear range WP | |||||||
| 12:15 | Tacked back onto port - nearly clear of second range WP, but plenty of boats inside us | |||||||
| 13:25 | Wind died completely, jib in, engine on, main down | |||||||
| Weaving through boats training and coaching boats; Sonars, 49ers, Finns, Lasers, 470s, RS-Xs etc. | ||||||||
| 14:25 | Alongside Portland Marina, pontoon R | 6231.3 | 60 | |||||
| Total: | 32.8 | 463.2 | 1725 | 28:45 | ||||
| 02/06/2012 | 11:10 | Left marina | 6231.3 | Bob, Jilly, George & Andy | ||||
| 11:25 | Main up, one reef | Wind E3-4 | ||||||
| 11:40 | Jib - stop 3, engine off | 30 | ||||||
| Tacked along shore towards Lulworth - slow and wet against tide | ||||||||
| 14:10 | Tacked round just off mouth of Lulworth Cove. Did 20 miles to cover 8 OG! | 6251.3 | ||||||
| Broad reached back, gybing a couple of times | Wind E4-5 | |||||||
| 15:30 | Jib in, engine on | |||||||
| 15:40 | Main down inside harbour | |||||||
| 15:55 | Back on R pontoon in Portland | 6262.9 | 25 | |||||
| Total: | 31.6 | 494.8 | 1780 | 29:40 | ||||
| 05/06/2012 | 09:50 | Motored to N29 to leave boat for a few days | 6262.9 | |||||
| 10:00 | In berth | 6263 | 10 | |||||
| Total: | 0.1 | 494.9 | 1790 | 29:50 | ||||
| 11/06/2012 | 04:20 | Left berth in Portland | 6263 | Anne & Andy | ||||
| 04:35 | Main up, one reef | |||||||
| 04:45 | Cleared entrance breakwaters, jib 2, kept engine on as running dead downwind to E Shambles | |||||||
| 05:45 | E Shambles Cardinal | 6272.1 | ||||||
| Engine off, gybed round onto 235-240C to clear race | 85 | Wind NW4 | ||||||
| 06:30 | Portland Bill N 3.5m, heading up on wind | |||||||
| 09:30 | Full jib out | Wind NW3 | ||||||
| 10:00 | Shook reef out 50.23.727N, 3.02.927W | |||||||
| 10:25 | Jib in, engine on | Wind NW2-3 | ||||||
| 11:15 | Wind died completely - calm | |||||||
| 12:50 | Main down | |||||||
| 13:15 | In berth D54 Brixham Marina | 6321 | 170 | |||||
| Total: | 58 | 552.9 | 2045 | 34:5 | ||||
| 12/06/2012 | 08:20 | Left berth | 6321 | Wind N2 Baro 1015 | ||||
| 08:30 | Jib out, motorsailing | |||||||
| 08:40 | Round Berry Head - jib in, not enough breeze downwind | Wind NNE1-2 | ||||||
| 09:30 | Dartmouth entrance | |||||||
| Motored up to Dittisham to have a look | ||||||||
| 10:35 | In Berth B2 Darthaven Marina | 6335.5 | 135 | |||||
| Total: | 14.5 | 567.4 | 2180 | 36:20 | ||||
| 13/06/2012 | 05:05 | Left Dartmouth after foul night of heavy rain | 6335.5 | Wind S-SW 1-2 | ||||
| 05:55 | Skerries Bank R | 6340.9 | ||||||
| 06:55 | Start Point bears N 1.5m away. Came initially around 2.5m off to avoid overfalls, but quite benign | 6347.9 | ||||||
| 07:25 | Pulled jib out abeam of Prawle Point. Not quite enough apparent to sail fully. | 6351.4 | Wind NE3 | |||||
| 07:45 | Bolt Head abeam 0.8m off | |||||||
| 08:20 | Pulled jib in - wind died a little, not really helping | |||||||
| 09:00 | 50 15.017N 3 59.910W | 6362.5 | ||||||
| 10:05 | East Tinker E Cdnl port beam | 6369.7 | ||||||
| 10:40 | In Mayflower Marina B27 | 6373.4 | 335 | |||||
| Total: | 37.9 | 605.3 | 2515 | 41:55 | ||||
| 17/06/2012 | 08:50 | Gale finally abated. Left marina. | 6373.4 | |||||
| 09:10 | Main up, one reef. | Wind W 3-4 | ||||||
| Motorsailed towards Eddystone and then tacked round to put jib out | ||||||||
| 10:05 | Jib out - two dot, engine off | 75 | ||||||
| 10:40 | Jib out to one dot | Wind SW 3-4 | ||||||
| 12:10 | Cracked off 25 degrees towards Fowey | |||||||
| 12:50 | Sails down, engine on at entrance to Fowey | 6400.1 | ||||||
| 13:15 | On buoy, second attempt. Used MoorFast - worked really well. | 6401.6 | 25 | |||||
| Total: | 28.2 | 633.5 | 2615 | 43:35 | ||||
| 18/06/2012 | 08:10 | Dropped mooring | 6401.6 | Baro 1022 Wind calm 1-2kts | ||||
| 08:30 | S Cardinal off Gribbin Point | 6404 | ||||||
| 09:05 | Main up, shook reef out | Wind S 1-2 | ||||||
| 09:55 | Dodman Point bears N 1.5m away | 6413.8 | ||||||
| 11:20 | Main down off St. Anthony's Head | |||||||
| 11:55 | Into Mylor Yacht Harbour | 225 | ||||||
| Moored alongside visitor's berth and then moved to inner berth D26 | 6429 | |||||||
| Total: | 27.4 | 660.9 | 2840 | 47:20 | ||||
| 05/07/2012 | Andy Leake and I rejoined boat to try and continue on. | |||||||
| 17:35 | Left mooring at Mylor | 6429 | Wind NW 1-2 | |||||
| 17:40 | Full jib out, engine off | 5 | ||||||
| 18:25 | Engine on, jib in shortly before King Harry Ferry | |||||||
| 18:45 | Anchored in middle of River shortly beyond Smugglers Cottage | 6433.9 | 20 | |||||
| Engine water warning light came on - no coolant left | ||||||||
| Total: | 4.9 | 665.8 | 2865 | 47:45 | ||||
| 06/07/2012 | 09:40 | Raised anchor after fix on water pipe | 6433.9 | |||||
| 10:00 | Sails up, engine off by KHF - engine overheating again despite repair | 20 | Wind NW 1-2 | |||||
| 11:00 | Main down, gilling around off Mylor entrance buoys waiting for workboat | |||||||
| Picked up mooring (under sail - third attempt!) and workboat appeared straight away! | ||||||||
| 11:40 | Back in Mylor YH on visitors pontoon | 6438.9 | ||||||
| Total: | 5 | 670.8 | 2885 | 48:5 | ||||
| 07/07/2012 | Engine hopefully repaired | |||||||
| 10:55 | Left Mylor Yacht Harbour | 6438.9 | ||||||
| Motored down to Falmouth. Gilled around outside visitor's haven for a berth and rafted up alongside large Laagoon catamaran. | ||||||||
| 11:55 | Berthed in Falmouth Visitors Yacht Haven | 6442.8 | 60 | |||||
| Total: | 3.9 | 674.7 | 2945 | 49:5 | ||||
| 09/07/2012 | 09:55 | Left marina | 6442.8 | |||||
| 10:10 | Main up | Wind SE 1-2 Baro 1018 | ||||||
| 11:25 | Manacles E Cardinal | 6452 | ||||||
| Motorsailing - tacking up towards Lizard | ||||||||
| 12:45 | Watched lifeboat launch from Lizard lifeboat station | |||||||
| 13:50 | Engine off, jib out | 235 | N 3/4 | |||||
| 15:00 | Wind dying - engine on, jib in | N 1/2 | ||||||
| 15:30 | Breeze filling in from W | W 2/3 | ||||||
| 16:10 | S.Runnelstone Cardinal 0.3M stbd beam | 6483.4 | ||||||
| Saw dolphins by Runnelstone | ||||||||
| 16:55 | Longships lighthouse bearing E 1.1M | 6488.1 | ||||||
| Huge pod of dolphins playing around boat | ||||||||
| 18:05 | 50 12.702 N 5 43.915W | |||||||
| 18:50 | Engine off, jib out | 200 | W 3 | |||||
| 19:00 | 50 19.291N 5 41.517W | |||||||
| 21:00 | 50 32.196N 5 36.615W | 6517.8 | ||||||
| 21:20 | Took one reef in and jib 2/3. | W/NW 4 occ.5 | ||||||
| 22:00 | 50 39.801N 5 35.085W | 6526.4 | ||||||
| 23:00 | 50 46.974N 5 32.594W | 6534.5 | ||||||
| 10/07/2012 | 00:00 | 50 53.544N 5 31.196W | 6542.1 | |||||
| 01:00 | 51 00.142N 5 30.287W | 6549.9 | ||||||
| 01:55 | 51 04.858N 5 29.693W | 6555.6 | ||||||
| 03:00 | 51 09.915N 5 27.824W | 6562.1 | ||||||
| 05:00 | 51 19.244N 5 22.938W | 6575.1 | ||||||
| 06:00 | 51 22.640N 5 20.624W | 6579.8 | ||||||
| 07:00 | 51 27.139N 5 15.688W | 6586.3 | ||||||
| 07:05 | Only making 045C - wind headed so jib in, engine on | WNW 3 | ||||||
| 08:00 | 51 32.072N 5 13.987W | 6593.6 | ||||||
| 09:10 | Turbot Bank buoy W Cdnl 1/4M stbd | 6601.5 | ||||||
| 09:50 | Thorn Rock W Cdnl | 6606.5 | ||||||
| 09:55 | Bore away down harbour, engine off, jib out | 170 | ||||||
| 10:35 | Losing breeze - engine on, jib in | |||||||
| 11:15 | Main down off Neyland Point | |||||||
| 11:25 | In berth C11 Neyland Marina | 6615.1 | 50 | |||||
| Total: | 172.3 | 847 | 3600 | 60:0 | ||||
| 20/07/2012 | 07:10 | Left marina | 6615.1 | Baro 1021 | Alex and Andy | |||
| 08:15 | Main up | Wind NW2 | ||||||
| 08:40 | Mill Bay R | 6623 | ||||||
| 09:25 | Skokholm Island lighthouse bears N 0.9M | 6626.9 | ||||||
| Making 9.3kts OG through between Skomer/Skokholm and Grassholm! | ||||||||
| 09:40 | Engine off, jib out | 90 | Wind NNW3 | |||||
| 13:10 | Wind variable but dropping to 6-8kts, so engine on, jib in | |||||||
| 14:00 | 52 05.024N, 5 44.016W | 6649.2 | ||||||
| 15:30 | 52 10.588N, 5 46.298W | 6657 | ||||||
| Tide turned well against us, just 3.5kts OG | ||||||||
| 17:00 | 52 16.307N, 5 48.818W | 6666 | ||||||
| 18:00 | 52 20.738 N, 5 50.228W | 6671.6 | ||||||
| 19:10 | 52 27.484N, 5 53.422W | 6678.5 | ||||||
| 20:00 | 52 33.060N, 5 56.280W | 6683.4 | ||||||
| 21:00 | S Arklow S cdnl bearing E 0.8M to stbd | 6689.1 | ||||||
| 21:35 | Sun sets - stunningly beautiful sunset over hills on Irish coast | |||||||
| No.2 Glassgorman R 2.2M to port on 285C | 6692.4 | |||||||
| 22:00 | Northernmost mast of Arklow wind farm 2.5M to stbd | 6695 | ||||||
| 00:00 | 53 03.094W, 5 57.250W | 6706.7 | ||||||
| 01:00 | Moulditch R 2.5M port beam | 6712.1 | ||||||
| 02:00 | Have slowed down to aim to enter Dun Laoghaire at first light | |||||||
| 53 12.050N, 5 59.36W | 6716.5 | |||||||
| 04:00 | Muglins Lighthouse abeam 0.8M | 6724.4 | ||||||
| 04:30 | Main down, 1M off breakwaters | |||||||
| 05:15 | In berth A21 - visitors area Dun Laoghaire marina | 6729.7 | 965 | |||||
| Total: | 136.1 | 983.1 | 4655 | 77:35 | ||||
| 24/07/2012 | 13:45 | Filled up with fuel at fuel pontoon | 6729.7 | 10 | George, Alex and Andy | |||
| 14:05 | Left Dun Laoghaire marina | |||||||
| 14:20 | Engine off, jib out | 15 | Wind NNE 2-3 Baro 1021 | |||||
| Tacking across Dublin Bay | ||||||||
| 15:10 | Wind died, jib in, engine on | |||||||
| 15:40 | Round Baily Pt. lighthouse | 6736.8 | ||||||
| 16:10 | Main down, approaaching Howth Harbour | |||||||
| 16:30 | Moored up in Howth - v.tight berth | 6741.4 | 80 | |||||
| Total: | 11.7 | 994.8 | 4760 | 79:20 | ||||
| 25/07/2012 | V.gusty during night | Baro 1023 Wind NE 3-4 | ||||||
| 05:10 | Left marina | 6741.4 | ||||||
| Lumpy overfalls outside harbour | ||||||||
| 05:25 | Main up, motorsailing on 035-040 | |||||||
| 06:45 | The Nose, Lambay Island abeam | 6749.8 | ||||||
| 08:25 | Rockabill bears W 2.3M | 6758.2 | Wind NE 4 gusting 5 occ | |||||
| 11:10 | 53 50.758N, 5 53.914W | 6773 | ||||||
| 12:10 | 53 57.082N, 5 51.523W | 6779 | ||||||
| 13:10 | 54 03.108N, 5 47.045W | 6785.2 | ||||||
| 15:00 | St.Johns Pt lthouse bears W 2M | 6796.3 | ||||||
| 15:30 | Berthed in Ardglass marina | 6799.1 | 455 | |||||
| Total: | 57.7 | 1052.5 | 5215 | 86:55 | ||||
| 26/07/2012 | 05:10 | Left marina | 6799.1 | Baro 1025 | ||||
| 05:20 | Main up, motorsailing | Wind N2 | ||||||
| 05:35 | Engine off, jib out | 25 | ||||||
| 06:05 | Strangford RW safe water mark | 6804.5 | Wind N3 | |||||
| Nice close reach up towards S.Rock 7kt OG | ||||||||
| 07:10 | S Rock R close stbd | 6810.8 | ||||||
| 08:50 | Skullmartin RW safe water mark to stbd | 6819.7 | ||||||
| Tacking along coast | ||||||||
| 10:55 | Engine on, jib in to get through Donagdhee Sound | 6830.3 | ||||||
| 11:00 | Between Governor and Deputy Governor G&R - tide strongly against | 6830.5 | ||||||
| 11:25 | Engine off, jib out | 30 | ||||||
| 11:40 | Briggs R to port, turning corner into Belfast Lough | 6834.5 | ||||||
| Nice slow potter along to Bangor | ||||||||
| 12:25 | Engine on, jib in | |||||||
| 12:45 | Moored up E14 Bangor Marina | 6837.8 | 15 | |||||
| Total: | 38.7 | 1091.2 | 5285 | 88:5 | ||||
| 09/08/2012 | 10:35 | Motored to fuel berth | 6837.8 | |||||
| Filled up fuel, new gas bottle and pumped out holding tank | 10 | |||||||
| 11:10 | Left fuel berth | |||||||
| 11:30 | Full main and jib, engine off | 20 | Wind NE 2 | |||||
| Tacked slowly down towards Donagdahee Sound | ||||||||
| 12:45 | Sails in, engine on | |||||||
| 13:05 | Back in marina | 6843.7 | 20 | |||||
| In berth D52 - our winter berth | ||||||||
| Total: | 5.9 | 1097.1 | 5335 | 88:55 |