Sunday 1st to Tuesday 4th September

Sunday 1st to Wednesday 5th September A  few days at home and on to Bembridge

 

The arrival back home was, as usual, very good. The house and gardens were in good order, and  since John was by himself that weekend, we got together at the Yacht Club for Sunday lunch. There we met quite a few friends, and got caught up with all the latest news.

Monday was mainly catching up with mail, jobs and family, and on Tuesday we took Jan & Rod to the hospital in Southampton. While they were attending their appointment, we had a few hours out in West Quay, shopping. 

Wednesday 5th September Yarmouth to Bembridge

 

No Man's Land Fort

We had heard from Pat and Joe of “Iseult” that they were in port at Bembridge, where they reported having a great time. The forecast was good, so we decided to join them. The wind, forecast at F3 turned out to be F5 gusting F6 at 1000, so we waited untiljust after lunch when it had subsided to 13 kts.

As an experiment, we motored at a steady 2500rpm throughout, starting at enginr hrs  935, full tanks, and full water.

Dawn in Bembridge

 

.1315 Cleared harbour at Yarmouth

.1345 Thorness Bay. Log 13.3 sog12.5. AOK

.1415 Peel Bank buoy. AOK

.1445 Warner buoy. AOK

.1450 Bembridge tide gauge.  Very slow yacht   making way in the narrow approach, too slow for proper steerage. Passed at first opportunity. Following channel markers quite easy. Tight turn around end of pontoon in narrow channel.

.1510 Met by Iseult with tea and cheers! Engines 937.

Orientation walk. Dinghy expedition on Joe’s dinghy to “The Pilot” pub for dinner...Back to the marina later in pitch black darkness - Joe has night eyes like an owl!

The morning mist clears