A bumpy but quick ride back under headsail only in a stronger than forecast F5-6 wind. With a F5 northerly wind forecast it would have made getting onto the mooring very hard work so it was a good job I had booked the RAFYC walk ashore pontoon which would also be more convenient and save getting the dinghy and outboard into and out of the water.
I will write up the windlass problem in my normal post on defects for the cruise (link opens in a new window), but for now there turned out to other issues than a burnt out motor and I had to replace the whole windlass.
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| The offending windlass came out very easily but there were big problems to follow. |
With brisk winds forecast overnight on the 18th and through the 19th I moved to the mooring earlier than planned to avoid struggling with the wind.
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| 56 nautical miles in 12 hours back to the Hamble. |
Click here for my return to Portland.
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