In herm there is a very strong 2 knot current flow South which made the dingy crossing to the beach… different!! It was different as we couldn’t be bothered to get to the beach and we landed on the rocks. Shane did an admirable job of jumping into the cold water at shin height to make sure that everyone got off safely and the vessel did not hit the rocks. A clamber over the rocks with the dingy followed before it scaled the cliff face! After a walk along the coastal path to the beach, the dinghy was set down to rest and the crew headed to the local tavern to do the same.

On the way to the pub, new Frisbees were bought including a new prototype disc that, in fact, did not fly very well at all. One of life’s great pleasures is to sit outside at the Mermaid Tavern and drink a cold beer so that is exactly what we all did. The only thing that could spoil the bliss is the mention of exercise… however, it was Frisbee being suggested which has to be played as much as possible in the summer. We headed to the beach where the height of the tide meant Frisbee had to be played on lots of small stones… we were saved by the late hour and the need to head back to Mystere.

Indian canoe style paddling in the dinghy and once more back to the yacht.

It was a nice sail back to Guernsey with the wind off of our Starboard quarter. A lot of time was spent playing as we tried different combinations of sail and halyard tensions to discover ways of increasing speed over the ground. About 2/3 of the way there the wind shift meant that it was almost dead astern so the outboard was started. Motor sailing is fun… at 8 knots back to St Peter Port we passed two other yachts before lowering the sails and entering the marina.

A slow jaunt through the Marina and a perfect entry into the berth… Mystere was moored again and all packed away…Leigh is late for his stew and Aidy late for his BBQ… drive safely guys… no speeding!