sail day 27/09/09 Holyhead

So I awoke to see just how many other craft I had anchored next to! Not only that but some people on a yacht nearby decided to go for a swim... After breakfast I decided to get cracking, some wind had picked up and so after setting sail I set the boat up on the auto helm for the return trip. There were some interesting moments through the overfalls at south stack but a pretty good, enjoyable sail home. A cat that had been moored at Pilot cove had been following me all the way back and overtook me in the harbour, drat. I would have liked to have seen how his hull coped with the overfalls. 16nm

sail day 26/09/09 Llanddwyn Island

I set off down the West coast at 1630, there was fantastically beautiful clear views and skies. There was a bit of lively seascape with the overfalls but there wasn't much wind so I motored down on Jeff the auto helm (yes he now has a name). The most lovely sunsets preceded the darkness of night. When I arrived so I worked out a bearing and gently motored in towards pilot cove, I could see other boats moored up. I dropped anchor and had dinner while I listened to the errie snuffly cries of the (I presume) seals. 15nm

sail day 20/09/09

A great sun rise, picture doesn't do it justice, cormorants fishing round the boat, a seal swam nearby and just on the way out of the bay three porpoises, great morning. I set off back after breakfast about 10.00 just before the tide turned. I wanted to get passed the Carmel head over falls before they got to frisky.
I motored until I saw the porpoises and then hung around until they disappeared, why are they so coy?
As usual the wind was on the nose but it was great to be sailing, on the way back, just 2.5 knots down the coast line, I decided to have lunch at Church bay, it was gorgeous. Anchored there was another boat from Holyhead, Time Out, great name. I sailed a way but eventually got fed up with the tacking and motor sailed back to harbour. Why can't more weekends be like this (but with just a little more wind). 14nm

Fab sail weekend 19/09/09

Well a late set off on the saturday was justified with the tide not turning until about mid day, so guess what? a plan involving a trip down to the brickworks and an overnight stay was hatched.
On the way down there wasn't much wind but after motoring to carmel head and through some small overfalls a little sailing was done. What a fantastic sunset though over the skerries, best ever.

A nice supper and then the sky cleared to reveal a great star gazing opportunity, what a day!

The wind was forecast to go northerly but apart from a small swell the gamble paid off as there wasn't really any wind to speak of.

sail day 5/09/09 Gaffers

As too often happens set off to go west and big seas sapped my resolve and I decided to go back to port. F5/6 cut out of the tide and used the engine to cheat the corner, waves and over falls so big it forced me to gybe, not clever when North stack is beconing! a swift controlled gybe got me on an exit course into the calmer water. 17nm The gaffer weekend was on so here are some pics.

Well worth a watch as the display they put on is amazing, pirates and canons and lots of playing up to the crowd.

The lifeboat led a flotilla round the bay.