Sunday, April 12, 2009

Lost in the Fog

Well, almost.
There was absolutely no wind on Saturday, but on Easter Sunday there was a reasonable North wind. The problem was that the visibility was pretty dreadful.
I set off tacking up the cut when the visibility was OK:

...then it rather closed in!

It was OK really. I got to far point but there were no seals! The wind was favourable for going right round the back and I contemplated trying to sail through the gap between the point and the new island but the tide was ebbing pretty fast and as it was early in the season thought discretion was the better part etc.
It was a good sail with a pleasant reach/run home:

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