Our first weekend trip.
Friday - 2nd Novermber.
By way of an introduction to sailing and living on Blazer for a few days - Jackie agreed to join me on this trip - just pottering about in the river Crouch.
The forecast was for cold and wet but the drive down was great yesterday in sunshine and easy traffic!
Nigel met us with a warm welcome and helped to get our mountain of stuff on board with the comment - "that lot should get you to Gibraltar!!"
He also gave me all the membership stuff for the sailing club as I am now a fully paid up member!!
Jayne popped in on her way from work to say hello to complete our welcome - perfect.
A great sea food dinner on board last night - snug as a bug with the coal stove on tick over - wonderful.
We plan to catch the last of the ebb this morning and have a dawn sail down river to the Roach to anchor in Yokesfleet tonight.
It might be a dawn motor - NO Wind!!.
Saturday
Yes - motored down river - then unrolled the foresail as the wind freshened - then had much too much wind - 27 knots - as we navigated the Roach to Yokesfleet.
We anchored just down river from the seals overnight - very peaceful - great.
Sunday
Ran back to Fambridge under sail , most of the way - perfect.
A great weekend.
Mike.
