The sail back from Penzance started rather hectic with a 6-7 and lumpy overfalls. We stood off the Lizard under these subsided which coincided with the wind dropping, the sun coming out and us bearing away to take the waves on the stern which made for a lovely evening sail.
We stopped in Gorren Haven at last light. The next day we collected mussels and whelks on the beach and ate bacon butties at the Palm Tree Cafe before sailing back to Millbrook where we cooked moules marinieres with our good friend Alexander Galliard.
In Millbrook we repaired and replaced a few things (trampoline, sailbag, split in the underside of the pod, engine impeller) and committed ourselves to having a new mainsail made by Ullman sails (ouch).
Impulse at the mouth of the river Dart
Running ahead by truck, I waited in Kingswear for Casper and fellow cruisers Mark and Sally to arrive on Impulse. Just missed their high spring tide acrobatics getting onto the yachtclub trots with Casper and Sally holding onto Mark's ankles as he performed a handstand on the mooring buoy.
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