Jonathan at helm coming into Harwich Harbour
Went out on the tide from Tollesbury yesterday (May 2nd) for the first sail of the season. I was joined by Jonathan and we met down at the boat around 8am and left on the tide around 9am. Not a huge tide (4.28m) but there was around 7ft over the sill, so plenty of water down the creek. We motored past the wreck of the Crebe (see the chart for the position of the wreck) by the Nass which has been marked with a large port-hand marker and put sails up just past the Nass. The wind was quite light and from the north to start with, but gradually rose to blow around 15-18kts from the north. We had a lovely sail up the coast close past Clacton and Walton piers but couldn’t quite make it right into Harwich and had to do a couple of tacks along the south edge of the main ship channel. Just off Cliff Foot buoy we took the jib down and motorsailed the rest of the way to Halfpenny Pier. A fast run – four and a quarter hours from Tollesbury to Halfpenny Pier. Though the wind was blowing us straight onto the pontoon, it was nevertheless comfortable.
Charmary 