The members of the East Coast Forum on YBW.com had agreed to meet at The Rocks, upstream from Ramsholt on Saturday afternoon.

I went back down on Friday.

When we had beached Sirenia in Burnham I had managed to get some anti fouling on the areas of her starboard side that we can not get at when she is on her trailer but the port side would not dry out.

With low water at about 15:00 I took her up to the rocks and by anchoring close to the beach and then taking the kedge anchor ashore I hauled her onto the beach bow first and sat back to wait for the tide to go out.

Dried out nicely.

Managed to anti foul most of the areas that I could not do before.

There is an area in the center of the hull that I can't get to.

I will have to think about haling her over on her beam ends to get at it.

Back afloat by 18:00 and onto the mooring.

Up early Saturday morning and off into wood bridge by car to get stuff for the BBQ.

Back on board by 10:00 and off down river to meet one of the forumites who was a bit concerned about crossing the Deben Bar for the first time.

She followed me into the river and up to the mooring and rafted up on Sirenia.

She and her crew them cooked a late breakfast for us all.

Other boats came by on their way to The Rocks so we headed of upstream.

An afternoons fossil hunting for shark teeth on the beach. (no luck)

A nice BBQ that evening followed by a quite night at anchor.

The next morning it had been agreed that we should all sail up and down a bit and photograph each others boats.

This was done and the visiting boats headed for the bar.

I went along and then turned back and headed for the mooring.

Big clear up and off home and back to work.

About 20 miles

Total  for the Year to date 732.8