Monthly Archives: May 2013

Day 2, Weymouth to Plymouth

Posted on May 10, 2013 by yachtlyra

After consulting the weather forecast, which predicted dire conditions on Thursday, Graham recommended we put in a long day and go straight to Plymouth. This would leave us with just a short journey to Falmouth before the weather broke, arriving … Continue reading →

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Day 1, Voyage Proper

Posted on May 9, 2013 by yachtlyra

The first leg of our voyage was from Lymington to Falmouth on Bank Holiday Monday. We were then due to hop to Weymouth, Brixham and Plymouth, to arrive Falmouth on Friday. The tide turned at rather civilised hours, so we … Continue reading →

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Passage Planning

Posted on May 6, 2013 by yachtlyra

We have been sitting at the table surrounded by the south coast charts, pilot books and almanacs working out our passage plans for the next few days. Every so often we transfer to the chart table and squeeze in together … Continue reading →

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Provisions

Posted on May 4, 2013 by yachtlyra

Before we returned the hire car we went shopping to provision the boat in Waitrose – very posh. It was manic, the entire population of Lymington seemed to be there stocking up for the coming bank holiday. We were glad … Continue reading →

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A Pause for Reflection

Posted on May 3, 2013 by yachtlyra

We took the girls home and came back down to Lymington in a hire car. On the way we stopped at Netley Marsh, to visit the churchyard where the ashes of John’s Mum and Dad are interred. We arrived at … Continue reading →

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Here Come the Girls!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by yachtlyra

Katie and Lara have arrived. They came down on the train and we picked them up from Brockenhurst station and took them for their first sight of Lyra. They climbed on board, had a good look round and promptly climbed … Continue reading →

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