Day: 25 April 2019

Back to Cowes

On By RichIn Easter with Alex 2019Leave a comment

We were going to stay in Bembridge another day, but because I’m on a drying mooring now in Southampton, I have to time my return to coincide with high water. So rather than make a made rush on Monday, I decided to break the trip in two and stop in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight.

One last tender ride with Alex, this time up stream, and then back to Yaga.

We slipped lines at 1130 ands as we passed all the rafted yachts, kept being asked how much we draw. I think everyone was concerned that we were leaving too early and wouldn’t make it out. But we had no issues and one has to trust the information one has to hand, needless to say, the rafted fleet, started following us out.

We sailed towards the forts and then westwards towards Cowes, again in glorious sunshine.

Alex at the helm
One of the forts, now turned into a hotel and restaurant
A great discovery in East Cowes – “Prego” a fantastic Italian restaurant with great service and better food. The Risotto was to die for.
Alex on Yaga in East Cowes marina
What, Spaghetti again. Something he obviously doesn’t get in Poland ☹️

Playing on the beach in West Cowes overlook Southampton Water

Pirate Alex at the Island Sailing Club

After a visit to the beach we visited Island Sailing Club for a quick drink and spectacular views of Cowes, the Solent and Portsmouth in the distance.

Back to Southampton

On By RichIn Easter with Alex 2019Leave a comment

All good thing come to an end and we had to set sail back to Southampton. After a leisurely start we prepared Yaga for the short hop across the Solent and back to Southampton. We slipped lines at 1020 and Nick reversed Yaga out of her berth in the most professional of manoeuvres, must be the benefits of having such a good instructor ?⛵️.

Sail went up immediatelly and we sailed slowly, but surely out of East Cowes marina an up the river Medina, only putting the engine on to cross the chain ferry.

The sail back was fantastic and the latter part was complted under sail alone and all the way to our berth at Quay Side.

After putting Yaga to bed, we completed our four day adventure with a fantastic meal at Banana Wharf.

What a fantastic four days, with the best of friends and a truely wonderful son.

A fantastic final meal at Banana Wharf after the most four days sailing in the Solent with great friends and a beautiful growing Son.