Stargazer slips out of Weymouth harbour to catch her tide.
We hoist main and cruising chute off the beach...
...and stand out towards a cloud shrouded Portland Bill - where the flow will be strongest and our wind clearest. We gybe inside the Shambles Bank and lope East, over a gently heaving sea, towards the Dancing Ledges and Durlston Head.
Pelican runs before us under Tops and Royals, sails aglow, framed by the plunging Jurassic cliffs.
Our fair tide falters. We tack into Swanage Bay and anchor, to wait out the westbound stream. On the jetty lies the Russian frigate Shtandart, her battle standard fluttering in the breeze.
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Location:Shore Road,Swanage,United Kingdom
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