On Monday we motored out of the Royal Docks, the home of our hosts the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club, and went to refuel at the Humber Cruising Association's base in the fish docks.
It turned out to be a long motor sail to Lowestoft: we were only able to turn the engine off for an hour or so. The sun set as we approached the north Norfolk coast, then rose as we approached Great Yarmouth. We listened with concern to reports of a fellow yachtsman running aground. We slowed our speed so we would arrive in Lowestoft when the marina staff were up and about. We were allocated a berth at the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, and once moored had a quick breakfast and (in the case of the skipper) caught up on lost sleep.
We had enjoyed our night passage, identifying ships, buoys and lighthouses. Lowestoft is the most easterly place in Britain. It also feels like home territory, even though I haven't been here for over thirty years. Soon we'll be on the Orwell and Stour where I first started sailing.
Grimsby
Ships in the Royal Dock manoeuvre very close
Our stir fry
... And dessert
Our night passage to Lowestoft
The crew stow the mainsail
Lowestoft views
The skipper on the pier may be the most easterly person in Britain
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