Falmouth

After a weekend taking it easy in Brixham, we sailed to Plymouth and spent a night anchored off Drake's Island. We were rewarded the next morning with the spectacle of five early morning swimmers clad in purple costumes and blue hats plunging into the icy harbour waters. They must certainly be far hardier than we are...

We then went on to Falmouth, stopping briefly in Fowey for last-minute electronics installations, and on route we crossed paths with the old owner of 'Ros Ailither' out on his new (steel) fishing vessel.

We have decided against sailing straight to Ireland with easterly gales forecast for the weekend. The wind is from the right direction but we're not ready for our first gale just yet....