Circumnavigation complete!

With the weather looking dodgy we made it back to Portsmouth in two 60 mile hops from Ramsgate via Eastbourne.  We had a slight disaster on the trip from Ramsgate to Eastbourne, we slipped our lines at dawn and must have been a bit groggy because we didn't discover until halfway through the journey that the rear hatch was not properly shut.  Normally this is not a problem but the heavy seas...

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Progress slowed at Ramsgate

Leaving Ipswich on a blustery Saturday morning we sailed the 10 miles down the River Orwell to Harwich and moored at Halfpenny Pier, just inside the edge of the harbour.  During the afternoon strong wind and rain blew in for a few hours making the short exposed pier rather bumpy. Harwich, Halfpenny Pier These conditions were forecast followed by a reasonable Sunday and storms into the start...

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Lowerstoft, Southwold and River Orwell

Leaving Wells in far calmer conditions we motor sailed into Lowerstoft and moored for a couple of nights at the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club situated within the harbour. Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club Sunday was a hot day and we took a walk along the promenade followed by a large lunch in a seaside pub.  We awoke on Monday to thick fog, planning to depart at 11am to catch...

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Scarborough, Grimsby and Wells-next-the-Sea

We finally left Whitby last Saturday, the weather was still pretty dull but the fog had lifted so we risked a shortish sail to Scarborough and then on to Grimsby. Scarborough Harbour A rest day was spent sampling the delights of Cleethorpes a short train ride from Grimsby. We've just spent a couple of wonderful days in Wells-next-the-Sea (North Norfolk), the entry into the harbour was pretty terrifying,...

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