We're in Weymouth

My crew for leg one comprised Carole, Hugh and Roger, all of whom have sailed on Toucando before. We left Southampton on Saturday and met the gaffer fleet in Hamble. This was the beginning of Round Britain Challenge for us. There was a supper at the RAFYC followed by entertainment from George Becket and the Blunt Instruments.
We set off for Yarmouth under power arriving for a late lunch. There were some jobs to do, like putting on sheets and reefing lines, the spars and sails only having been put back on Thursday.
We enjoyed a chicken tagine on board Toucando.
On Monday morning we had planned to set off at 0800 to get to Weymouth early, but it was very foggy.



We delayed until 1000 when it had cleared a little. Thee was not much wind. We motored down the Needles Channel and practised our radar skills. It managed to be foggy and sunny at the same time. Most of the way we saw nothing, but eventually Portland loomed above the fog bank. We came into Weymouth at 1700 where it was warm and bright. It's one of my favourite ports.


We are about to start cooking and enjoy our evening. The voyage has begun... All we need now is enough wind to sail and enough visibility to see where we are going.

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Location:Custom House Quay,Weymouth,United Kingdom