First view of storm aftermath

I'm guessing the red line is the level reached this year.

Wayfarer beached on bank opposite duck pond

Major breach by new steps

Boatpark. This bank is where Audrey kept her Solo and where we kept our boats until they put chains everywhere

End of the path for Rik

Mary was not sure this bench was safe

Broken railings where some boats floated through to the Blakeney Hotel carpark

Path to Morston

View from Mariners Hill.

 Zephyr safely on the path!

Baling out Zephyr

I bailed/siphoned out Zephyr the best I could. I also added another mooring line. I wish I'd appreciated the Tidal Surge was imminent as I might have let her run on a longer line - pulled her further up the bank. I reckon it was partially the buoyant upwards force that ripped out the ground tackle.

To the point with BSC Social Sailing

Drifty sail for breakfast on the point

MKF 2013 day 2.

MKF 2013 day 1

To the Point in the carrot

Wanderer to the point

Wanderer to the seals and the point

Close encounters with seals in carrot

Kingfisher is finally taken away

Seals, lifeboat and lifeboat house

Second sail of the season. A fairly strong and gusty SW wind. I got out to the point in a couple of tacks, took some photos of the newly restored exterior of the lifeboat house and then set off to far point. There were quite a few seals on the shore and in the sea. A lifeboat swung into the harbour briefly. I had a fast and slightly hairy broad reach back to the pit, a swift reach past the finishing race and managed to get up the cut in a couple of tacks.

View from inside the lifeboat house:

View from the new walkway

A lifeboat breezed in and quickly out again

There were a goodly number of seals

Speeding towards the lifeboat house

Caught on webcam going out...

...and coming in

I should have a GPS trace