Our route today is a dash back to Dartmouth ready for the exam tomorrow. We left the Helford at just before 7. It had been foggy overnight, but there were signs of it clearing this morning. Slipped the mooring and threaded our way through the yachts to open water. A perfectly still "summer" morning, no one else about.
Our passage was uneventful. We motored probably 80% of the way, but had a glorious couple of hours sailing with a beam reach late in the morning. We goose winged for an hour at about 4.5 kts as we passed the
Eddystone lighthouse off Plymouth.
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| Our track to Dartmouth |
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| Some glorious sailing |
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| Bob and lighthouses |
We arrived in Dartmouth at about 6pm. We have arranged a berth in Darthaven Marina for a month, but with the ebbing tide and a downstream facing berth it is too dangerous to attempt, particularly with a following wind. The best bet it to anchor an hour or two, have a G&T and dinner and wait for the slack water. At least it keeps us out of the Ship!
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