Reaching Home
On the mooring in New Grimsby Sound, the weather was so warm that I even jumped overboard at one point. I didn't stay in the water for long though, it was more refreshing than I expected.
After two days of sunshine, the weather turned grey and we took the overland route (green on the chart, only advised with at least half-tide and rising!) over to St Mary's for an early start, next morning. We sadly gave up on the idea of anchoring in The Cove (between St Agnes and Gugh) and the delights of the Turks Head public house due to a forecast of SSE breezes blowing straight into the anchorage.
The 60 miles to the Helford River involved light breezes and we motor-sailed all the way. Our Yanmar engine continues to run smoothly; nearly home! Tuna fish leapt, as did their prey, trying desperately to escape them. We were impressed by the tide generated lumpy seas around Lizard Point, which bore no relation to the wind strength.
In Helford River, we were greeted by Martin and Hannah on Firestorm, who laid on a delicious supper in their cockpit. It's warm enough to eat outside on the South Coast, a new and pleasant experience for some of us. The next day was still and grey again so we stayed another night, awaiting a fair breeze. That evening, the pizza at the Yacht Club proved very rich but I noticed that Martin didn't have any left to take home....
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Our final few miles, from Helford to Weir Quay was a lovely, gentle beam reach, only rarely needing engine assistance.
This stretch of sea was alive with seabirds, particularly flocks of beautiful Shearwaters.
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