A very pleasant little leg yesterday from Dover to Ramsgate. Blue sky, warm sun, little wind so motored up with the tide in less than 3hrs. The pic is South Foreland lighthouse.
Dover Port Control have a tough job with frequent Ferries and lots of small boats commercial and leisure. They very courteously got us straight out before a large incoming ferry and 2 outgoing ditto.
Ramsgate Port Control on the other hand have very little to do as there are no longer any Ferries, just the Wind Farm work boats and people like us who are few at this time of year. You still have to go through the ritual of asking permission to enter and leave the harbour. We were the only yacht to arrive today ... "tie up where you like, mate".
At 6pm we went up to the Royal Temple Yacht Club for a get. In all our visits to Ramsgate we had not been. Very interesting history re royalty and the founding of the America's Cup. Stew on board much enjoyed and fell asleep early.
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