Newlyn to Falmouth. Learning how
to Sail again part 2 or I pushed the wrong button!
Saturday
May 11 2019.
0600.
I’m up doing the usual getting the tea kettle on checking the weather and
stuff. The kettle whissssssssstles steam rises, Sally gets up and by 0700 we’re
underway on a clear bright morning with flat seas.
0950
We do what we havn’t done since last year! Nope not that or whatever else you
might be thinking! We shut the engine off!! Whooooopie Sailing just plain old
no engine sailing What a change! Just the sound of the sea gurgling by and the
noise of the wind. Perfect just perfect.
We
managed to sail all the way to Falmouth 40 miles in 4 and a bit hours.
We
got a pontoon at the Falmouth Marina and spent 6 days there doing the touristy
stuff checking out the sights took the train back to Penzance to see the
pirates but there wer’nt any not even a pretend or stuffed one! Nice town
though interesting architecture and stuff. I also replaced the bow navigation
light as the old one had corroded into uselessness.
A
fine sail no hassles no break downs. Just a perfect trip.
We
entered the harbour and found a space on the visitors pontoon at the Town
marina.
We
spent six days in and around Falmouth. One afternoon at the marine museum where
in the basement you can look out on the underwater scene in the harbour! There
were also 2 very large over 100 footers being outfitted at the boatyard. We
couldn’t get close enough to really see them but they were big. The booms were
longer than Kalinka 1 and probably worth more! We also took the train back to
Penzance as we wanted to see the pirates but no such luck. Also took the bus
out to Newly to purchase a replacement bow light as the old one had self
destructed from corrosion(chinese made). When we were in Ireland in Waterford I
had checked all the Nav lights Mashead and deck everything worked. When I
checked again at the boatyard the masthead wasn’t working! The day before we
left Sean using the cherry picker checked out the light and changed the bulb no
luck so a bad connection somewhere. The bow light was working so we left
figuring we would get the mast head working on the way(no joy). We left
Waterford for the crossing to the Scilly’s and of course at sunset when I turned
on the lights nada, nothing, zip, no bow light! (&%$#_@#$!) Bahhh,
Beegeebbbuss. Etc etc. So we continued with the steaming and stern light alone
good thing for ais as it told anyone interested what our course was. Up to this
point we had not seen another boat, As soon as we realized we were short a
couple of lights there were other boats all over the place! Stress levels went
up!
We
bought a replacement in Newly returned to Falmouth where I replaced the light.
Of course the new one was slightly different from the old so nothing fit the
same! Sally went to do laundry or something. Maybe it was learning a new
language? So got the light mounted. Didn’t work! So took it off and tested it
below and it worked! Ha I figured a bad connection somewhere. I cut the wire at
the next connections corroded changed still doesn’t work! Grrrrr! Went to the
next. grrrrrrrrrrrrr@#$% and the next GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR!@#@$%^%$. So then I went
under the v berth rummaged around and couldn’t find enough wire to change it
all Grrrrrr to the 10th. Off to a chandlery bought a bunch of wire
then spent a large portion of the day fishing the new wires into the pulpit. I
guess I forgot to mention that all the wires were inside the pulpit tubes! Any
how eventually got it all done and????????????????????????
It
worked. Now of course since all that we haven’t sailed at night and haven’t
needed lights!
The Royal Marines practicing beach surveys on St. Martin's in the Isle of Scillys.
Downtown Newly!
