Under Way

The adventure has begun. last night Ingrid and Jerry brought me to Conyer and after a cuppa in the clubhouse they departed and I left the marina, dropping down the Swale as far as Harty to moor for the night. After a good night the mooring was slipped at 05.30, and we motored out of the Swale into a stiff northerly. Fortunately there was enough north in the wind to allow a long beat on half genoa along the north Kent coast. Progress was rapid, and from North Foreland the wind was behind, and so we continued at a merry pace, the tide dutifully pushing us along. Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Deal passed in turn and at 12.30 we tied up in Dover Marina. Over 40 miles. A good first day.