Departing Deganwy

Rob has been busy as his Mum has not been so well, hence I (his other half) am writing the blog. We thoroughly enjoyed our overwintering in Deganwy Marina. Many a good walk was had along the coast, looking out over the sea and wondering where our next adventure would take us.

On Friday 2nd May we left our marina berth just after midday and motor sailed with our new blue genneker up along the north Anglesey coast. The wind was light and dying but with a tide increasing in our favour we made good progress to Cemmaes Bay where we anchored for the night.

First outing of new genneker sailing south towards Beaumaris before our departure.

The next day we were ready to leave Cemmaes Bay just after eight in the morning. A few expletives later and Rob informed me he couldn't start the engine as the new ignition key had broken off in the switch. We suspected it had been knocked and bent the previous day. My mind was racing ahead thinking about how to get back into port without an engine. I need not have worried as ten minutes later there was the happy sound of our engine running. We were soon on course for Ardglass in Northern Ireland.

Again the wind was light so we motor sailed with the blue genneker up. Just before midday the wind picked up and we switched the engine off. Over the rest of the afternoon the wind steadily increased to F5, necessitating several changes in sail plan, to die again in the early evening. With sixty four nautical miles logged we arrived in Ardglass.

This was our second visit to Ardglass so we were comfortable in knowing where to shop, walk and eat out in the rather good local Chinese restaurant. We were not disappointed with our meal on our return. We had two nights in Ardglass whilst some stronger winds blew through and were reminded of the dangers that can be faced at sea when another yacht came in with one of their coachroof windows smashed.

Ardglass Marina