A Week End Sail with two talented young sailors

27th & 28th July

27th July

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Charlie and George join me and Samingo ll at Suffolk YH

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Leaving Harwich and Felixstowe.  The visibility was poor and heavy showers were forecast.  

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The cranes of Felixstowe

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A beat down to The Deben Bar to meet ‘Gracie J’ sailing to meet us from Orford

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Throw the buckets off the back.  She can’t keep up!

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Afternoon nap with a following wind! 

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Coming back in to Harwich.

28th July

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A new member of the ‘Panic Button Club’.  See ‘Undina’ and the Burnham Life Boat

http://www.samingosailing.com/boats/undina/sailing-undina/undina-the-burnham-life-boat

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And the Panic Button flag

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‘Samingo ll’ and ‘Gracie J’ Suffolk YH

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SW 7’s to take us home to Orford after a beat through Harwich Harbour with 2 reefs in the main and a small jib.

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Back in the river and Orford in sight.  ‘Gracie J’ with genoa.

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Rather you than me!  The boys swimming off  ‘Samingo ll’  back on the mooring.

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