Brighton Shakedown
Got away to Brighton on Monday 23rd May after various hiccups for a couple of days. Northerly winds when we set off across Eastbourne Bay to Beachy Head and a lovely calm sea, so we tried out the whisker pole… (READ MORE)
Afloat again
We were launched on 28th April after two months in the yard, we had to wait for the rudder to be done, which took a little longer than anticipated. However, now after over two weeks of hard work after launching,… (READ MORE)
Annual lift out
That time has come round again, and Hurkur is in the yard for more maintenance. This year the rudder needs repairing, something we have been putting off for a while, as big bulges have been appearing on it. Water has… (READ MORE)
All quiet on the Western(ly) front
Nothing much doing on the sailing front lately, pre-Christmas the weather was terrible and it hasn’t improved much since! Wet and windy. We managed to take our sails down during a calm interval, and they have been sent off to… (READ MORE)
Thwarted!
We set off for Chichester almost two weeks ago with a one day weather window (or so we thought). But there were strong wind warnings, which continued all week. Left at 6.30 am and Eastbourne Bay was very benign, but… (READ MORE)
Out to Airbourne
We held our South East Cluster Rally over the Eastbourne Airbourne weekend – we hoped it would attract more people, but seemed to have had the opposite effect! Could be that August is a busy month for everyone, oh well… (READ MORE)
Brighton Rally
We held our WOA South East Cluster Brighton Rally over the weekend of 11th and 12th July. We left on the Friday before with Enigma II, as it was a good forecast. Had a lovely sail to Beachy Head then… (READ MORE)
Update at last!
After the Grevelingen, where we had lovely weather when we stayed on Ossehoek island (for the first time) but storms at Middelplaat, we made our way south via Brouweshaven again, Bruinisse, then Kamperland. After there we exited the Inland Waterways… (READ MORE)
In the Grevelingen
We are now in the Grevelingenmeer and having very mixed weather. At the moment sheltering in Bruinisse for a couple of days until the wet windy weather goes. From Goes we went to Sint Annaland for one night – what… (READ MORE)
Takingit easy
After Nieuwpoort we went onto Breskens as the weather was good but forecast deteriorating. We then entered the inland waterways from there, i.e. across the westerschelde into flushing lock, up the Walcheren canal and out into the Verse Meer to… (READ MORE)