What a passage! The forecast was force 4/5 occasionally 6 with a moderate sea. Like several other yachts, we decided to make a run for Plymouth. It was grey, misty with a fine drizzle when we left Fowey but as we made our way out of the entrance of the harbour, the sea was very moderate!! The wind was already a force five, so we took a reef in the main and secured our safety harnesses to the cockpit. Initially we thought the journey challenging, but it was nothing to what we faced as we neared the entrance to Plymouth Sound! The seas were rough, the wind was gusting 27 knots and to add to our difficulties, a large naval exercise was taking place in our path! I am afraid there are no photographs as the camera was down in the cabin and no way was I going to remove my harness to go down and get it!
Once inside Plymouth Sound the seas were much calmer and we berthed in Queen Anne's Battery Marina just before 2pm.
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