Coney Island

Tuesday:
Having anchored yesterday under the shelter of Sherkin, I woke up in the early morning to find Eureka had wandered from where I left her.
The bold girl had dragged her anchor in the strong winds.
It was too dark to lift and reset the anchor so I spent the rest of the night sitting in the cockpit with everything ready if she continued to drag.
Her stern was close to a shallow patch which included rocks but luckily she stayed put until dawn when I went back near to where we had originally anchored and left out most of my chain.
Satisfied that the anchor was dug in well, I went off to bed for a second time.
The moral of the story is, if you have chain, use it.
It was too windy to go ashore so I read until it was time to make the dinner and luckily had a decent signal on the tv.
I set the alarm so that I could check the anchor but woke up before it went off and found Eureka was behaving herself and the winds had eased.
Wednesday:
A lovely sunny warm day greeted me when I stuck my head out of the hatch.
The winds had died down and only for the forecast I’d have set off for home.
I decided I’d go across to Baltimore, anchor and go ashore.
Another mistake!
When I got over, there was still a stiff breeze, still about a F5. I hadn’t realised how much shelter Sherkin was giving.
The forecast was for the wind to drop from 17.00 on so I decided rather than go back, to anchor and wait for a bit before going ashore.
‘Explorer’ the Garda SC yacht was moored close by. I remember as treasurer writing the cheque for it.
Went exploring and then met a friend for a sandwich and a pint 🍺 Yes! just the one ☝️
Later another walk was followed by dinner ashore and I got a bit wet returning to Eureka.
I’m now sitting in the cockpit having a cuppa, listening to Johnny Creedon on the radio and looking forward to a nice sail to Glandore tomorrow. Last stop before home.
The sun is going down and all is mellow yellow 😎Read more