Time to move on again, Newlyn despite it’s friendly harbourmaster and reasonable facilities is still a large commercial fishing port.
It’s raining this morning as we move off and are soon sailing across Penzance Bay and Mounts Bay toward Lizard Point. There is still a bit of a swell with the wind coming from the south. The rain clears and the sun begins to shine. After rounding Lizard point the wind begins to die and by the time we reach Black Rock it’s time to resort to motor once again. An hour or so later we’re heading in through the moorings of the Helford river. It has clouded over again and is again threatening rain. Surprisingly for August there are several visitors mooring bouys free but upstream of the moorings is where we’re headed, away from the comings and goings of tenders and ferries. The anchorage up near an area called the groyne is peaceful and quiet. The holding is excellent and there is very little flow on the river to cause you to drag so anchoring is stress free.
Tomorrow we will make the short hop to Falmouth.
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