Log Book from October

6 November - At last we are on our way again. However, it was a long motor in little winds down the coast to Amble. 

7 - 8 November - A nice afternoon reaching down to North Shields on the Tyne. 

9 November - A short afternoon hop down to Hartlepool Marine. 

10 - 13 November - A stop off in Hartlepool waiting for Dad to come up from Cornwall. 

14 November - One fast afternoon run down to Whitby, recording a top speed of just short of ten knots. 

15 November - After a later than planned start we made the stretch down to Bridlington. 

16 November - A well paced trip from Bridlington to Grimsby across the shipping lanes of the Humber. 

17 - 19 November - A few days in Grimsby waiting for the next gap in the weather. Including a small mishap with the liferaft. 

20 - 21 November - The longest passage of the trip so far. Leaving Grimsby and traveling overnight to Lowestoft. 

22 - 25 November - A few days forced stop in Lowestoft while we wait for our liferaft to be serviced and plan our passage across the Thames.

26 - 28 November - A "stop-start" race across the Thames down to Dover. 

29 November - Things were going so well we ended up in Brighton. 

30 November - A good start and then a slow finish into the familiar surroundings of the Solent.

Log Book from December