I thought it was about time I committed myself to writing up our Bank Holiday week report.   The week (well, more like ten days actually) started on Friday 21st with me meeting up with a friend of ours and…

August 28th passage plan. Depart Fambridge 11:00 Destination Bradwell marina. Eta 18:15 Panic after 2100. Alternatives burnham, or anchorage in branksfleet. Or Tollesbury marina. Weather forecast. Gibraltar Point to North Foreland. 24 hour forecast: Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5,…

After three weeks away from the boat we took advantage of a free weekend. During Friday i loaded the car with bits and pieces required for a couple of jobs I wanted to get done, clothes and grub. Shelagh duly…

It was suggested by Shelagh that I might like to spend the week sorting Pleinair and getting her back in the water so we could start to enjoy a little boating this season. I naturally jumped at the chance and…

  We decided to shoot down to Pleinair and have a pottering day, even tho we knew we needed to be home tonight. So, a steady drive of 2.5 hrs and we were sat in West Wick Yacht Club having…

Took over boat on Friday, spent Saturday “doing things”. drove to Fambridge on Sunday then jumped on a train straight back to port Solent. Pub dinner Sunday night in ” the Alec Rose. Pottered around on Monday after being lifted…

Departing Dover 06:00UTC towards Fambridge Eta 17:00UTC Alternates Ramsgate and Burnham Forecast – Inshore North Foreland to Selsey Bill; there is a strong wind warning. W or SW 4 or 5 occasionally 6 until later. Slight occasionally moderate. Fair. Good…

Quick update Pleinair was relaunched early this morning,  so early we’d only had time for one coffee Happily the engine started and ran well as we motored round to her berth.  Breakfast ashore was followed by a sort out below…

I had a little job to do at Fambridge this morning so Tony didn’t rush to get away from Port SolentWe meet up at Fambridge about one and caught the twenty past two train. Four hours, give or take, and…