Another early start, another glorious dawn. We left Yarmouth at 6.30 with Nic at the helm as a giant Wight ferry and a small Scoot ferry threatened to make us into a yacht sandwich. We escaped unhurt.
The winds were forecast to be force 4 to 6 from dead ahead. We had all our wet weather gear on. What happened was a beautiful Solent sailing breeze of 10 to 15 knots. Rather than plug through with the motor on, we took the slow road by tacking, zig zagging under sail across the waters which are busy with tankers, hovercraft, yachts and yes, ferries. The photo shows Nic avoiding a large container ship.
It was a fine sail. By twelve, we arrived back at Royal Clarence marina in Gosport and slid into a berth to stay here for the next few weeks.
After hosing down our gear, the boat and our boots to wash off the salt, it was down to the charming Pump House cafe for tea and cake. More jobs and then a meal cobbled together of odd leftovers. And dark. And bed.
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