Chichester Yacht Club Magazine September 2018 | Page 27

Wednesday was another
early ish start, 0830. The
wind forecast was E or NE
11-13 kts so Gilli-Anne and
Serendipite tacked back
and forth heading for
Osborne bay where we
anchored and had lunch
(one of us even had a
swim).
Sealion and Teise
departed slightly later
arriving at East Cowes
Marina just after midday.
By 15:30 we had all
arrived. The afternoon was
free time before
decamping to the Lifeboat
Pub for another good
evening with great food,
beer and of course
company.
Thursday morning we
woke to more great
weather, winds NE / E 11-
16 kts sunshine 24/25° C
Gilli-Anne departed at 08:00 followed shortly
by Serendipite.
Sealion was heading for
its berth in the Hamble
while Teise was heading
to Gosport so that Janet
could indulge in some
retail therapy (I think) so
they departed later that
morning.
Despite my best efforts
with sail trim, Chris and
Sally eventually past us
somewhere near the
forts. I think the extra
weight I have gained on
this trip through good
food and beer slowed us
down … another
excuse !!!
Anyway to round off,
thanks again to Chris
and Sally, Mike and
Carol and Janet and
David for making our first
cruise (as leaders) so
memorable and fun.
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