The following day was again sunny and hot. The planned 'Chairman s' manoeuvres were cancelled in preference of a long lie in and breakfast. Most of the trailer fleet pulled out by lunch time had departed for their home ports/addresses, which left the Solent bound fleet to make their way down to Dartmouth to re-stock and linger in whatever shade could be fund until the tide turned in favour of the eastbound passage to Brixham. We were joined on the return leg by Miles and Lizzie Tisdall in their Coaster Skylark.
The wind filled in nicely on the trip along the coast and we had a superb sail into the harbour in the evening sun. A local yachtsman even came over and commented how hard he had been trying to catch us.... (possibly not a compliment about the Drascombe/Shrimper performance, rather an observation of ability.....)
Safely tied up we made full use of the facilities again, the marina obligingly deciding to charge us a short stay in view of our early morning departure.
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Photograph - Visitors pontoon at Brixham
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