3rd June: to Beaulieu River entrance (~32nm)
A day cruise to the mouth of the Beaulieu River – my first longer trip.
Category: June: “First Passage”
June 2014: the end of May was wet. June started with low pressure still the dominant feature so one could not guarantee a spell of two or more good sailing days. However it settled down by the middle of the month.
5th June: Door Curtain
I still come back from each trip with a “to do” list (will that ever change?!). Something I’ve always meant to rig up was some...
7th-8th June: Tiller Tamer, Locker Vents, Bow Roller
Tiller Tamer: I had rigged up a “knotted rope and shockcord” type of tiller tamer. This worked when I was using the Torqeedo but tended...
9th June: to Beaulieu River and Anchor
A 21nm sail out to the Beaulieu River entrance where I anchored overnight.
10th June: Beaulieu River and back to Southampton
Having anchored overnight, motoring up the Beaulieu River, and then returning to Southampton with strong winds – Jib and mizzen only!
18th June: Raising the Mast!
On every trip from home I have to go under Northam Bridge in Southampton (the photo shows a friend doing the same). Seatern has an...
24th June: Unballasted plus assymetric!
A day’s sail to No Mans Land fort where I was becalmed and had to motor back home. Two firsts: sailing unballasted and using the...
