Ballintuim Ship's Logs - Weir Quay to Creran - 2002

Weir Quay to Scilly Isles passage - Kathy & Nigel

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Tuesday 4th June - return to Weir Quay by car

12.00 Collect Ballintuim from mooring & load stores
13.45 Adam leaves with car, Depart Weir Quay motoring down the river
15.25 Drop anchor off Cawsand bay.

Passage plan !
  Cawsand to Helford 39 miles
  Helford to Penzance 30 miles
Penzance to St. Mary's 30 miles

Wednesday 5th June - Cawsand anchorage

07.00 Weigh anchor, wind W2, Sun
07.30 Main + Genoa off Rame Head, NW3
08.30 motor again
10.05 2 reefs + genoa, wind incresed to f5 NNW, Overcast
12.10 2 reefs + 6 rolls in genoa, f5/6 Sun
13.50 Drop anchor off Grebe rock in entrance to Helford river
Log 41 miles in 6.50 hrs, ~ 6 knots

Thursday 6th June - Helford river anchorage

06.55 Weigh anchor, 2 reefs + Genoa, W f3, Clouding over
09.00 2 reefs + Genoa 5 rolls, WxN f4, SE of Lizard Pt.
10.00 WxN 4/5 Tack into Penzance bay
11.45 WxN 5(4) Tack West off Trewavas head
12.55 Tack back into Penzance bay
13.25 Furl sails & motor into Newlyn harbour
13.55 Anchor off Newlyn harbour, WNW 5(6), rain
Log 33.8 miles in 7 hrs, ~ 4.8 knots

Friday 7th June - Newlyn anchorage

07.40 Weigh anchor, motor, WSW 3
08.25 off Tater-du
12.00 rain stopped, main + motor
13.20 arrive North waypoint off Round Island
13.30 gently through Saint Helen's gap
13.40 Drop anchor in Saint Helen's pool
Log 34.2 miles in 6 hours motoring, ~ 5.7 knots

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