| THE HENLEY WHALERS - English Raid - 7th - 11th September 2015 |
 Welcome to Plymouth Click any picture to enlarge |
English Raids - Always good - Always new treats! Contributions welcomed |
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| Monday 7th Sept - Arrival. Registration. Launch. Dinner at Mount Batten Centre. | |||
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Tuesday 8th. Morning - Race to Lynher Buoy, then up the River Lynher, almost to St Germans. Sunny with mainly beam and following winds all the way. A few boats "took the mud" attempting to approach St Germans. Lunch - At anchor at Dandy Hole. Afternoon - Was there a race back to Mount Batten? Plenty of tacking practice. Evening - Ferry to Jolly Jacks at Mayflower Marina for Enormous Fish Supper (yes, the fish were enormous). Statistics & Tracks - Click here. |
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 Molly crew, Between St Germans and Dandy Hole |
 After lunch cruising back down the Lynher |
 Further down the Lynher |
 Mount Batten Castle from the ferry. |
 Pontoon Siesta. Newton Ferrers |
Wednesday 9th. Morning- To Newton Ferrers (Yealm). Quite windy and lumpy. Some boats turned back. A rib attending some divers did its best to put Molly onto Shag Rock by pushing her to port till stalled. Crew reacted brilliantly while a skillful gybe was performed despite the significant swell. Prudence followed, but how long did it take to put in that second reef? Lunch - On Pontoon in sheltered sunshine in the Yealm. Afternoon - Race back to Mount Batten. The trysail (known as "Julia") was laced up in place of the main, and provided very adequate power all the way home. Crew appreciated the lower C/G and centre of thrust. Some didn't notice the following seas rolling perilously close to the stern! Back at Mount Batten, Raid boats spaced out along the pontoon left little room for mooring. Evening - Walk to dinner at Clovelly Bay pub Statistics & Tracks - Click here. |
 Concentration! - Returning from the Yealm. Click any picture to enlarge |
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 Racing. Thursday |
Thursday 10th Click any picture to enlarge |
 "In on blue!" |
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 The Fleet. Royal William Basin |
Thursday 10th - Afternoon - Cream Tea at Seco Lounge, Royal William Basin. Click any picture to enlarge |
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 Cream Tea |
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 Leaving Royal William Basin |
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Thursday 10th - Evening - Ferry to Royal Western Yacht Club, Queen Anne's Battery for fish pie supper. Preceded by - Prize-giving -
(with a few surprises) |
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 A hug for Peter. |
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 Sweeties, and ... |
 .. cushions! And ... |
 ... another. |
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 "Andrex"! |
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 Toblerone |
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 "Little Miss Helpful" |
 "Little Miss Helpful" |
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 Books (on what?) |
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Friday 11th.- Slip out and go home. Click any picture to enlarge |
 Molly's bendy boom |
 Molly's bendy spar |
 Strange craft spotted on the way home. It'll never float. |
 Courtesy of Simon K |
The end of another first class English Raid. "The best ever" some say. New friendships made. Old ones re-kindled. Great sailing. Great craic. Where in 2016? - English Raid website - (with links to 2015 pictures) |
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Molly's tracks in  |
Molly's ER 2015 tracks:- Tuesday 8th Sept am. Mount Batten, St Germans, Dandy Hole. Tuesday 8th Sept pm. Dandy Hole, Mount Batten. Tuesday 9th Sept am. Mount Batten, Yealm including encountering divers off Shag Rock. Did reefing really take 7 minutes? Can't we do better? Tuesday 9th Sept pm. Yealm, Mount Batten. Wednesday 10th Sept am. Mount Batten, Race, Jennycliff Bay. Wednesday 10th Sept pm. Jennycliff Bay, Royal William. Wednesday 10th Sept pm. Royal William, Mount Batten. |
"ViewRanger" advantages :- Why are our tack angles sometimes much better than others? |
HOW TO USE "VIEW RANGER" - Conversion. 1 Statute mile = 0.87 Nautical miles approx. |
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