Calm Before The Storm

If you’re wondering whether we’ve left Cardiff yet then the answer is no. Weather permitting we are aiming to set sail early on Sunday morning. So watch this space!!

The forecast for today and tomorrow wasn’t favourable, although the morning started very calm so I winched Dave up the mast to fix a cable that had become loose and to silicone the whole of the mast track.

By lunchtime the predicted wind was increasing accompanied by rain. Wet and windy weather isn’t an issue in itself but the direction it is currently blowing from would have meant we’d be heading into an uncomfortable sea and slamming into waves. 

Sunday looks much brighter with lighter winds. Our plan is to set off at dawn and we expect it will take us about 30 hours non-stop to get to the Scilly Isles where we should be able to pick up a mooring buoy in St Mary’s harbour.