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Author Archives: yachtlyra
Handbags and Gladrags
We have said goodbye to Graham and Mike. It will have taken them just over an hour to retrace their steps to London. It is quiet with just the two of us. We had lunch in the square and then … Continue reading
If Not Duffers, Won’t Drown
We arrived in La Coruña like Force Ten from Navarrone, beating into a force five, sails pearly and taut in the moonlight as we threaded through the fishing fleet. We tied up in the marina at midnight on Wednesday, weary travellers awed by the … Continue reading
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To Spain!
The last post was written last Friday and since then we have had a lovely time with Emma, Katie and Johnsey, going for walks, sitting in nice pubs and all being together on the boat. Johnsey had a strimming course … Continue reading
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Finally Falmouth!!
Yesterday we finally arrived in Falmouth, beating a line straight as an arrow from our first way point to outside the harbour here into a force five wind. We had waited around in Plymouth for the sea state to lessen, then we … Continue reading
Update
We rose early and made ready to leave. The engine would not start. The engine battery was flat. We have a vast bank of sexy, new batteries all charged in every conceivable way. There is a reassuring gauge to show … Continue reading
Time Passes
We are still in Plymouth. We resumed our travels early on Wednesday 8th, keen to reach Falmouth before the worst of the weather. We planned to hug the coast this time. I felt a bit off. By the time we … Continue reading
Day 2, Weymouth to Plymouth
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
Day 1, Voyage Proper
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
Passage Planning
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
Provisions
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
The Voyages of Lyra 