Brightlingsea Cruise

Club cruise to Brightlingsea, only three boats there, one didn't make it out of The Medway.

Early start, 4:30 AM from MCC moorings and made every gate. Sun rise over Grain was spectacular.

The wind was on the nose the whole way and died as we cleared Swin Spitway. Made it into Brightlingsea by 14:30PM and on to the pontoon. Engine on the whole time but worth it.

A good fun evening with the other skippers and crew. We were entertained with card tricks by one of the younger crew. 

Set off back the next day, Sunday 4th May, with the wind behind us. The wind was F3 N to F5 gusts and the new boom worked really well. Reefing was much easier and overall control was great. Gybing seemed more secure. Still need to sort out the preventer lines attachment point.

Just over 8 hours to get back to the HNYC moorings and almost no engine hours.