Day Ten - Brixham across Lyme Bay - Monday 28th June

We had been joined in our trip from Dartmouth by Douglas Hopwood who had come along for the sail. He actually planned to sail back to Plymouth via Salcombe so we left him in his snug cabin as we departed on the early tide across Lyme Bay. The bay was as flat as a mill pond for most of the way across. The only other boat we saw was a local trawler plugging across the bay ahead of us.

We had to anchor in West Bay for several hours to wait for the stream around Portland Bill. Jeff and I tried out the new hand line and caught a couple of mackerel which we filleted and fried as a snack.

Once the current turned we set out and made the rounding in quite calm water.

We settled in Weymouth for the night after a long day ready for the next leg of the voyage.

Photographs - A calm bay, Local trawler, Approaching Portland Bill, The lighthouse, Jeff at the helm.