Wales correspondent
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:29 am
Hi All,
Meanwhile at the other end of GB.....
Had a marathon trip Monday 26th July. No overnight stop coz forecast for Tuesday 27th was iffy. 5 boats from Towy Boat Club motored to Worms Head for a memorial poem to be read for deceased club member 'Old Bill' then sailed over to Caldey on a nice broad reach. Put 2 reefs in there due to whitecaps then had 2 hours at anchor off Tenby North beach watching the grockles watching us. Sailed, then motor sailed to cross Carmarthen bar 1 hour before high water. We had informed the ranges of our plans beforehand. The RAF at Pembrey were fine. Jolly good show - what! The Qinetic people at Pendine insisted on making an issue of it and sent a RIB out from Tenby to ask our intentions and advising us to stay outside the zone. We informed him of what he should have known already and that, anyway, we knew we had our rights of passage and we were exercising them. (Bit like the Royal Navy and South China Seas !!)
Anyway, all very enjoyable. Visibility was poor for some of the passage so next time could be better.
(Worms Head was spectacular; next to Rhosilli Down which I'd jumped off on a hang glider back in 1979).
It would also be good to get ashore for a beer post Covid worries.
Glad to see the club continuing to prosper and hope the weather is fine for the regatta!
Cheers
Rog
Meanwhile at the other end of GB.....
Had a marathon trip Monday 26th July. No overnight stop coz forecast for Tuesday 27th was iffy. 5 boats from Towy Boat Club motored to Worms Head for a memorial poem to be read for deceased club member 'Old Bill' then sailed over to Caldey on a nice broad reach. Put 2 reefs in there due to whitecaps then had 2 hours at anchor off Tenby North beach watching the grockles watching us. Sailed, then motor sailed to cross Carmarthen bar 1 hour before high water. We had informed the ranges of our plans beforehand. The RAF at Pembrey were fine. Jolly good show - what! The Qinetic people at Pendine insisted on making an issue of it and sent a RIB out from Tenby to ask our intentions and advising us to stay outside the zone. We informed him of what he should have known already and that, anyway, we knew we had our rights of passage and we were exercising them. (Bit like the Royal Navy and South China Seas !!)
Anyway, all very enjoyable. Visibility was poor for some of the passage so next time could be better.
(Worms Head was spectacular; next to Rhosilli Down which I'd jumped off on a hang glider back in 1979).
It would also be good to get ashore for a beer post Covid worries.
Glad to see the club continuing to prosper and hope the weather is fine for the regatta!
Cheers
Rog