Fri 19 Jun
Departure
Dartmouth (09:25)
Arrival / Anchorage
Fowey (18:30)
Distance NM
55 NM
Max wind / Sea state
F4 / Slight (Wind over tide)
Shipping forecast
(Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly)
Wind Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at first in far west.
Sea state Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Weather Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in east.
Sailing conditions
Liquid Asset was released from her shackles and set free to wander across the high seas. The 46-foot sailing vessel nudged its way through the busy harbour area and out into a new adventure. We were alert and cautious for this early commencement to the cruise. However, it wasn’t long before our years of experience kicked in, and the crew and yacht became one.
The first leg to Start Point was directly into the wind and tide — engine on and motor all the way.
Once out past the peninsula, it was time to raise the sails. Our expectations fell immediately when the wind veered by 30°.
Again, experience kicked in; the huge headland had indeed altered the wind direction.
Thereafter, we had a glorious day sailing with the huge Code Zero. And tide was with us most of the day. A long tack avoided Eddystone Rocks, smack in the middle of the route.
One mile outside Fowey, we lowered the sails and motored in to pick up a mooring buoy.
A friendly welcome from Harbour Master “We have a buoy with YOUR name on it”
It was a great start, using the wind to our advantage.
Daytime yarn / experience
Pan pan distress call
A Pan-Pan call is the international urgency signal used by vessels and aircraft to indicate that they have an urgent safety message, but that there is no immediate threat to anyone’s life or the craft itself. It ranks just below “Mayday” (distress) and above routine.
AI prepared the following yarn perfectly after being prompted with a few words.
I couldn’t have asked for a better description. Enjoy.
Editor
Pan pan distress call (link opens in a new page)
Yacht Farfalla SW 102
Our neighbour in the Fowey harbour was a 102 foot long yacht – huge!
Yacht Farfalla (link opens in a new page)
Children’s section
“Good morning, poppets!”
Close your eyes and imagine the ground beneath you starting to rock.
Imagine opening a cupboard door and all the dishes tumbling out.
Imagine placing something on the table and it just slides right off!
Starting today, all that imagination has become reality. We have set off on an adventure where everything has gone beautifully crazy.
Let’s start with:—
I spy with my little eye something beginning with G…
Knot quiz
The first one is easy. The second one could be a trick?
Captain’s Log: The Mystery of the Missing Creatures!
The seas are absolutely full of amazing creatures, poppets. But today? Today they were all playing a massive game of hide-and-seek!
We didn’t see a single dolphin, shark (phew!), or giant sunfish. But we did spot a few clues. Your job is to guess what we saw based on my clues below:
🕵️♂️ Clue Number 1:
We looked down into the water and saw a couple of incredible feathered hunters. They don’t just fly in the sky—they can hold their breath, dive deep under the waves, and swim fast like a torpedo to catch their dinner!
What are these bird champions called? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer!)
🕵️♂️ Clue Number 2:
We looked up into the sky and saw a few special seabirds zooming past. They fly so close to the water that their wings almost “shear” the top of the waves!
What were they called?
- Lesson learned child perspective
- Knot quiz
- Dolphins count, colour of sea, seabird count
- Photo of the day
Lessons learned
🔑 The Answers:
Answer 1: Divers (some people call them Loons!)
Answer 2: Shearwaters!
Quote
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spoutWilliam Shakespeare
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