Sailing for Macmillan Cancer Support
Sue and Andy Rhodes (Flying Fifteen fleet captains) are on a 7 week venture sailing around Britain on a Sigma 38 raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, the background to which is at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/premier-sailing2.
Here is the first instalment of their progress report
The trip started on 1st May and is due to finish 19th June, with the 7 legs going from Burnham on Crouch to Newcastle, Inverness, Fort William, Rhu, Milford Haven, Plymouth and back to Burnham. Crew changes happen at the end of each leg, but we’re going all the way.
Week 1: Just us and a skipper on board, so lots to do! No wind on Monday from Burnham to Shotley, but good sailing Shotley to Lowestoft on Tuesday, and most of the way on the 30 hour passage up to Whitby Wednesday/Thursday and a walk around the town and abbey. Finally, a gentle sail up to Royal Quay marina at North Shields – an opportunity for laundry, an explore of the town and taking on provisions and new crew.
Week 2: The forecast for the week was showing strong winds, so it was a bit of a race to get ahead of the worst of the weather. An early start Monday and 26 hour sail to Arbroath, with a short anchorage at Holy Island, Lindisfarne, for supper and rest before the night passage, saw us arrive early enough to get freshly smoked salmon hot off the barrel for breakfast. Wednesday was a hoot – broad to beam reach, double reefed main, 70nm to Peterhead in 10 hours. Thursday was harder work tacking into strong winds to get to Whitehills, where we stayed through Friday as the forecast 30-40 knot winds came through. This left a long passage to get into Inverness and a lovely evening sail into the River Ness and the Inverness Marina. More laundry, provisions and a crew change before we set off on the leg through the Caledonian canal.
If you want to follow us, our boat name is Monet (MMSI 235027298), and we’re accompanied by Galliver II and Florence Agnes II, and tracking information is normally available at https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MONET-IMO-0-MMSI-235027298 or on MarineTraffic https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:6312440/mmsi:235027298/imo:0/vessel:MONET
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