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Sailing Nancy Blackett around the Solent

Matty and Andy went down to the South Coast to sail Nancy for 4 days. Matt Tyler-Jones (who introduced us to the Nancy Blackett Trust in the first place) joined us for most of the time. Our Skipper was Ken Randall, Roger having "indisposed" himself in an ice-skating Mishap! Ports of call were: Cowes, Gosport (Portsmouth), Lymington, and Poole. The weather was almost continuous sunshine with somewhat variable breezes - but enough to sail most of the time :-)
Matt and Matty do some last-minute shopping in the Lotus
Matt and Matty do some last-minute shopping in the Lotus		 On show in Cowes
On show in Cowes		 Andy at the helm
Andy at the helm		 Matt snoozing on deck
Matt snoozing on deck
Rowing ashore at East Head, in Chichester Harbour
Rowing ashore at East Head, in Chichester Harbour		 Sorting out who owed what for food required bistromathics
Sorting out who owed what for food required bistromathics		 Fish feeding off weed growing on pontoon floats are a common sight
Fish feeding off weed growing on pontoon floats are a common sight		 poling out with a boathook requires vigilance
poling out with a boathook requires vigilance
Poling out the staysail (otherwise known as goose-winging)
Poling out the staysail (otherwise known as goose-winging)		 Ken checks our approach into Lymington
Ken checks our approach into Lymington		 Matty trying to even up his suntan
Matty trying to even up his suntan		 Matt and Tom
Matt and Tom
Ferry at sunrise (taken by Matty)
Ferry at sunrise (taken by Matty)		 Early morning off The Needles
Early morning off The Needles		 Andy relaxing on deck
Andy relaxing on deck		 A purple trike among the thousands of motorbikes which descended on Poole quayside
A purple trike among the thousands of motorbikes which descended on Poole quayside
A final sail in Poole Harbour - Brownsea Island in the distance
A final sail in Poole Harbour - Brownsea Island in the distance

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