Cruising Reports

 

The Deben Discovery Cruise (2010)

The wind was whistling through the shrouds and the small waves were slapping against the side of the hull. It was dark but there was a tapping on the mast and someone had to go out into the rain and tie down the shrouds. Yes it was the start of the cruising season ..... More

 

The Ore and Alde Cruise (2010)

As previously arranged the WCC comprising Kalypso, Coranto, Miranda, Bluster, Amy and Quiz gathered towards the top of the tide at Slaughtden Quay. Although springing a leak Bluster was not about to quit and the intrepid skipper and crew continued up to Snape to take the mud. The remainder of the boats whiled away the afternoon watching club dinghy racing the availing themselves of ‘shore facilities’..... More

 

For a totally different slant on cruise reporting, read on ....

The Tollesbury Cruise (2010)

10 little yachty boys set out to sail

One felt poorly, “something doth ail,

 I`ve a bug in my diesel, all sticky and brown,

So I`m staying on the Deben, closer to home.

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The Crouch Cruise (2010)

This was the 3rd attempt in recent years to make a WCC cruise to the River Crouch as previous attempts had been aborted due to bad weather. One could be forgiven for thinking that the same would happen this year if the raging winds during Sunday night were anything to go by.  More

 

The London Cruise 2010 – “The Show Must Go On!”

Ros and Roger Peck researched and planned a different London Cruise this year booking us in at South Dock Marina on the south side of the Thames giving the opportunity to explore Greenwich then moving over to the north side to Limehouse Marina nearer the attractions of London.  More