A busy weekend for Toucando

As previously mentioned, five crew joined us on Saturday for a sail in near perfect conditions.  Pete kindly sent this photograph taken as we approached the Itchen Bridge on the way out of Southampton:

On Sunday another three came out... Beki, Rich and Ruth.  We had lunch aboard. It was a pretty breezy day (F5 at Dockhead), and there were white tops on the waves in Southampton Water.  We decided to motor rather than sail.  Everyone got a turn on the tiller.  On Monday evening another potential crew member, Carolyn, visited, and this evening we will be visited by ex-colleagues Nik and Ben.  Toucando's summer programme is beginning to shape up!

Next weekend we hope to go to Cowes, and then on Thursday 2nd June we'll be off down to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, for the Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival.  More soon...

Day sail in the Solent

It was an almost perfect day for sailing... Sunny, but not too hot, and a force 4 south southwesterly. Becca, Kevin, Lesley, Pete and Steve joined me for a sail on Toucando. We had a look at some of the cruise liners in the docks today... Including one on its maiden voyage being sent off by Shirley Bassey. We went down Southampton Water doing a few tacks for the fun of it. Then we went down to Hillhead before returning home. Another 24 nautical miles logged. Pictured will follow. Thanks to an excellent crew!