Sporty Sailing to Fowey

Sporty Sailing to Fowey

This week on Osprey.    Sporty sailing on the nose, lumpy seas,  Our first real gale warning, can we find a port in a storm. Plus we totally embarrass ourselves infront of the whole town… Leaving Plymouth our next stop was Fowey (pronounced Foy). The forecast...
Salcombe to Plymouth

Salcombe to Plymouth

This week on Osprey.    Emergency rescue in Plymouth Harbour, Our engine is losing coolant and then the outboard konks out, The British Navy impresses us with helicopters, RIB’s and submarines then  a near collision at 4am  Eventually we managed to leave...
Visitors onboard

Visitors onboard

This week we had my 84 yr old parents onboard for the May bank holiday weekend. This also coincided with my Dads 84th birthday and Tony’s not quiet that old birthday too. My son Ollie travelled down from his home in London to check out the new pad too. They bought the...
Exploring Dartmouth

Exploring Dartmouth

Dartmouth is a very pretty little town and we have moved between the anchorage and the town Jetty for mooring or anchoring. The town itself is so pretty and a little touristy but the anchorage is also a tricky spot with a 4kn current going each way constantly. So we...
Poole to Dartmouth- No one is steering the boat!!

Poole to Dartmouth- No one is steering the boat!!

Poole to Dartmouth was a fun sail. 85nm in 12 hours with a 4kn current against us for half the day. We set off at 7am with no wind and motoring until lunchtime when the forecast 25kn easterly filled in. At times we were doing over 11kn which made for a fast day. With...
Drama at Chapmans Pool

Drama at Chapmans Pool

It has felt a bit like 1 step forward and 2 steps back lately with our stay at Chapmans Pool being an adventure outside our comfort zone. Champmans pool is as it sounds a pool. You can only stay during specific weather windows. We got that window and decided to give...