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In case the morning forecast flips back, in Stargazer's favour, I set a zero three thirty alarm. Alas, Meteo Consult shows thirty knots off Selsey Bill, at that very moment. Although, in the still darkness, of the upper reaches of Chichester harbour, it is hard to credit.
A metal tug of war ensues. Set sail, based on the conditions around me; or trust to Meteo Consult's prediction? Then, I remember the last time that I ignored Meteo Consult. The consequence? Riding out, the seventy mile per hour, Storm Evert, in an exposed anchorage, in Scilly.
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Suddenly, a day or two more, of walking the saltings and woods, of the estuary, with Stargazer on a sheltered berth, seems an appealing notion.
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By mid morning, Stargazer's skipper's washing streams, horizontally, from a line strung above her foredeck. Whilst a rising wind whistles overhead.
Feel for you.. feels like Autumn has arrived early at the moment!
ReplyDeleteWell, it could be worse. We're only three hops from home. Plus (as you know), this is an agreeable spot, in which to spend time. And, fortunately, I get 'free' berthing here, under my annual marina contract. Now, if we were still down around Brest, at this time, like a couple of years back, I'd be feeling some 'will-we-make-it-home-before-winter?' pressure! Fingers crossed for passage-making breezes soon!
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