You will have guessed by now that we chose the dry day to cross Lyme Bay.
Leaving Dartmouth at the crack of dawn, we had no wind to talk of until about 10 miles off Portland.
Plenty of dolphins on the way across to break the monotony.
At the Bill we took the inner passage in growing wind and swell. A boat coming the other way, and needing to do a gybe right at the Point, all added to the excitement.
The best sailing of the holiday came on the portion of the trip from the Bill to Weymouth. A broad reach in 18 knots of wind on flat water saw us ripping along at 8 to 9 knots for the last hour.
4 Kidneys and a Wonky Leg 