A good lie in this morning, as the trip to Salcombe required waiting for favourable tidal streams. An eleven o’clock start, bright sunshine and a good breeze. What could be better. Well, maybe the wind being a tad too strong, and the sea just a little too lumpy, and tides not quite what the book said. Still all told we didn’t do badly, only an hour longer than anticipated.
After mooring up in Salcombe. We went to the Salcombe Yacht Club, where we showered, had a meal, then settled back to watch England play Netherlands in the semi final. 2-1. best football England have played all tournament.
I forgot to mention on the first day of the trip, that the wind direction indicator had stopped working. On the way into Salcombe, the wind speed instrument also gave up. There’s no physical damage to the Windicator at the top of the mast as far as I can see, and as direction and speed gave up separately I’m thinking it’s something like a bad electrical connection on the back of the cockpit instrument, which I can hopefully clean up.
We’re looking at Newton Ferrers or Plymouth next.
4 Kidneys and a Wonky Leg 