After the really high winds of the past two days, today couldn’t be more different. We got to Ridge at 0900 and soon had everything ready to go. With a hint of rain in the air we slipped our lines and made off down river, soon to be overtaken by 2 enthusiastic kayakers. I wonder if they know about the 4 knot limit in this part of the river?
As soon as we were in the Wareham Channel we got the sails up, and had the engine off. With very light winds it took a while to get to the ferry at Sandbanks. However after that it slowly got better, passing Old Harry Rock We passed “Bugs Bunny” , another Gemini, going the other way.
Tacking into Swanage Bay, we had a bit of hassle getting past a survey vessel that seemed to be intent on getting in our way. We were a bit out of practice picking up the mooring. Took 3 go’s to get it. Must think about fitting a camera at the front of the boat. to be able to see that blind spot from the helm.
By 1400 we were walking up the hill.
4 Kidneys and a Wonky Leg 