Ashore by 07.30 in 'Bumble' to pick up Rob Hewett who joins today. With Falmouth Coastguard giving out a favourable weather forcast, we let go of 'Triton' (Rob's yacht) and began our passage down river.
We had full main and tried the genoa for half an hour to no avail as the wind was coming on the nose so we carried on motor-sailing.
By 15.00 we could see the Eddystone rocks with its spectacular lighthouse and to the south of this we could see three warships with two support vessels. At 15.50 H.M.S. Bulwark gave out a message on the VHF they were going to carry out live firing. A while later we could see the smoke trails as they fired off their missiles.
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| Noss Mayo |
By 17.00 we were entering the River Yealm which is just past Plymouth. It is a bit of a challenge due to the sand bar at the entrance which has to be treated with care. By 18.00 we were tied up alongside another yacht 'Chianti' on the visitors pontoon in the middle of the river. The next challenge was to haul out the rubber duck and outboard engine from the aft locker, this was a success in blowing up the dinghy and engine test, we now had transport ashore. At he steps we left the dinghy half way up the river bank and had an enchanting walk to Noss Mayo which is on the opposite bank to Newton Ferrers. In the Ship Inn we had an excellent meal of mushroom soup followed by venison. It was a beautiful still night as we made our way back on board. Siting in the cockpit of the yacht and listening to the silence is just mind-blowing for an Engineer who is used to noise only.
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