The weekend of 27 and 28 Jul was hot and sunny with light winds on both days. Leaving King Point Marina at 0900 on Saturday we caught the channel flood tide up to Salcombe, having a fair tide until the last hour or so when we were off Bolt Tail. It really made a difference and at the tide’s height, we were getting a boost of about 1.5 knots.
As expected on a hot sunny weekend at the start of holiday season, Salcombe was very busy and the moorings and anchorages off the town were all full. We continued up The Bag and eventually anchored in 5m of water off Winters Boatyard. It was a peaceful spot with good holding (lots of gloopy mud on the anchor when it came up) and lots of wildlife and passing boats to see.
Sunday morning was beautiful and with a rising tide we motored up to Kingsbridge – something of a dream for me having holidayed in the Kingsbridge area for much of my life with my parents and family. By midday it was time to start the passage back to Plymouth, making use of the ebb tide. There was very little wind, but with a preventer on the main sail and the fore sail hoisted, we made steady progress. Off Plymouth breakwater we saw two sunfish and a pod of dolphins! What a way to end a fantastic weekend!
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