After wandering slowly up the west coast of Cumbria we arrived in Maryport and the weather slowly improved getting warmer so chance to go Common Lizard spotting on the fence posts. One afternoon there were eight enjoying a brief sunny spell and the next day seven.
This couple seem very friendly and fat but it is probably due to them flattening their bodies to maximise the sun.
At long last Alec and I reaching back and forth in Sundance.
This day was smashing a nice gentle force three and calm sea so I took the opportunity to practice heaving to, tacking and gybing single handed and rolling the genoa away to see how easy it will be for when I eventually start going out single handed. The boat handled beautifully. Ulluva the boat in the foreground is actually moored alongside us in the marina.
The previous day Alec and I went out with another chap from the marina George, it was a lot windier blowing a good force 3-4 with a lumpy sea so we only had the genoa up. We were the only boat out as it was a bit rough but not bad for a crew with a combined age of 152 years and 211 including the skipper!
This is really a wonderful post.
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