Off at 06:45, again to catch the west going tide.
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| Approaching Prawle Point at 05:30 |
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| Dolphins almost always bring a smile, but not this time off of Bolt Tail just west of Salcombe |
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| Slow progress across Bigbury Bay, and yes the inner end of the pole should be lower to make it horizontal for maximum effective length. |
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| Another topsail schooner, I have lost count of how many I have seen this year. this one is Anny of Charlestown, Danish built in 1930, 63 ft on deck and 89 ft spared length. |
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| Entering Fowey for fuel, I had hoped to do a bit of shopping and refill the water tank but someone beat me to the short stay pontoon so I'll have to make do with the Co-op in St Mawes. |
Fowey was very hot, would soon be full and you have to pay, so I moved a few miles to anchor off of Polkeris just west of Fowey, it is very good anchorage in settled conditions with an offshore wind and there is room for dozens of boats. Only 7 or 8 were there overnight whilst Fowey only had 8 or 9 spaces when I left at 14:30 with many boats heading that way, so they would have been rafting up on the buoys.
There are several small beaches hidden along the coast by the anchorage, one of which I rowed into for a swim, it was COLD! but refreshing after the heat of the day.
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| Polkeris anchorage. |
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| Polkeris anchorage approaching low tide. |
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| Looking NW towards Parr Sands and the sunset at 21:15. |
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| Looking south at 21:15, a very peaceful night. |
48 miles in 9.5 hours with a fair bit of very slow sailing helped by 1 - 2 knots of tide.
Slide show of all my pictures from Hallsand to Polkeris, page through by clicking the arrows or click in the centre of the pic to view from Flickr in a new window or full screen:
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