Off to Ireland

Ros Ailither is on the move again after a year of near total inactivity. We left the river Exe on Thursday 2nd July to begin our summer trip around Ireland.
We hope to sail to the Fastnet area then hop up the west coast to Killybegs, where the boat was built more than 50 years ago (in 1954). We have planned several stops along the way to visit friends and hopefully a couple of previous owners of the boat. We aim to go around the top of Ireland and back down the east coast via Dublin. All, of course, depends on the weather!

The first leg was a short hop to Brixham where we met up with an old friend and had a pleasant evening dining on fresh Exe salmon and catching up.
Dave’s brother Ian and friend John joined the crew for the second leg to Plymouth. John seemed to enjoy the day and took a long stint at the helm as we sailed up into Plymouth Sound.
Ian started out well, helping Dave hoist the main sail and entertaining Katie but soon succumbed to seasickness and spent the rest of the trip laying prone on the hatch getting sunburnt! I think he recovered after a hearty meal ashore.

The third leg took us from Plymouth to Falmouth, where we are now waiting for a big low to pass through before heading off around Lizard Point and out beyond Lands End.

Incidentally, Katie has been fine with the motion!