With NNW then NNE up to F6 and bright sunshine, conditions were perfect for a sail to Fowey and back.
With one reef and for most of the time half the staysail, while towing the dinghy, "Susan J" was fine reaching at 6 + knots SOG and 7-8 through the water. We were on a "Fowey" mooring by 15:00 and ashore, seeking sustenance, by 18:00.
We settled on the Lugger Inn on the Fowey side and enjoyed excellent pub grub, cheerfully served with the ubiquitous St. Austell ales.
A peaceful night despite the strong northerly in the rigging. We were underway by 10:00 and on our mooring y 14:00. This. despite two reefs in the main, as we were on a broad reach but full foresails for most of the way.
There seems no doubt that, with less weight aloft and efficient topping lifts, "Susan J" is much handier, rolls less and is increasingly fast. Of course, the flat sea made a huge difference.
Ashore again, we spent an evening with neighbours, using the flat, before driving home in the gathering gloom portended by the parhelion seen earlier. This led to a few wet, cool, dull days to catch up with paperwork and family in Somerset!
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