Pyefleet to Limehouse – 67.8 miles in 10 hours 55 minutes An early 4am start today. we weighed anchor from Pyefleet and after a short (and quick) motor out to the Bar buoy set sail. the sails then stayed up for the next 7 hours or so. With a fantastic …
Summary: Limehouse Basin to Queenborough. Left 13:30 and arrived at Queenborough 19:30. 41.3 miles. Wind mostly NW around 4 or 5 occasionally gusting 6. We left Limehouse around 1.30pm after the engineer had fixed the ignition switch. Had a nice run down the Thames and hoisted full sail shortly after …
Sunday May 13th we started the day with a walk out of the Western end of Limehouse Basin and along the Regent’s Canal. Apart from taking your life in your hands avoiding joggers and cyclists, it was a delightful walk. We went past some lovely parks (including Victoria Park in …
Summary: 81.4 miles in eleven and three quarter hours. Pyefleet to Limehouse Basin in London. Over 8 hours of sailing – generally fast though the wind started to die around lunch time, so we motored the rest of the way up the Thames. After a not very peaceful wind over …