Jun. 9, 2010 - |
The weather was set fair and the tides times were good for a pleasant
weekend sailing from Levington to West Mersea and back. Two of us
initially signed up for the Club weekend so thought we would ask to take
Night Wind which is a delightful 25 footer and the oldest boat in the
fleet. At the last minute another club member was able to join us so we
were upgraded to Caressa, the largest boat in the fleet at 37 feet. The
boat was conveniently brought into the marina from it's swinging mooring
before we arrived so after a quick chat with Ian Welsh we were ready to
go.
Light winds on the Saturday meant we had to motorsail some of the way but
it picked up again later and we had a good sail on the Blackwater. Picking
up a swinging mooring at West Mersea was a smooth affair after a call to
the harbour master secured us a deep water mooring.
We had heard of a fish restaurant called the Company Shed at West Mersea
where they sell platters of freshly caught fish but discovered it shut at
17:00! Anyway we pumped up the dinghy, hooked on the outboard and headed
off to the yacht club for an excellent meal at reasonable prices.
An early start on the Sunday saw us catch the ebb tide towards Levington
and with a force 3 in the east, we made good progress. Our peace was
shattered off Clacton when a fast police RIB intercepted us (along with
other yachts in the area) to ask where we had come from and where we were
going.
Mid afternoon found us approaching Levington. Ian gave us instructions
over the phone to refuel in
the marina and pick up a CSC mooring in the river off Levington. He then
came out in the Club launch to pick us up after a suitable interlude to
clean the boat.
The logistics of the weekend were very good with those that wanted able to
travel on the Friday night and stay on the boat and the others arriving
Saturday morning.
Ian Winters
Member since 07
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