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Cuxhaven - Hamble 

Finngulf 46

Crew; Will & Jo (June/July2006)

Another flying visit to Germany, we arrived in Hamburg at 2200 and had lef the berth in Cuxhaven by 0900 the following morning. It was a much quieter trip leaving the Elbe than it was arriving, another warm sunny day. There was very little wind so we motored to Den Helder to endure we were full of fuel before having to motor accross the North Sea. It was a very lightwind trip and we unfortunatly had to motor the whole way home luckily it was very hot so at least we could sunbathe. Unfortunatly we encountered a huge amount of flies whcih stayed with us (apart from the couple of hundred we swatted) all the way through the North Sea. Luckily they were obviosly quite tired so they were easy to swat! 

Hamble - Palma (Via Cascais for 6 hours!)

Swan 62 (June 2006)

Crew; Richie,Jo,James,Deano,Little James & Amy

At last summer had arrived and we prepped the boat in brilliant sunshine. We left after our evening meal so we were able to make the most of the ebb tide out of the Solent. We motored most of the night but the wind picked up a little first thing from the South East so we got the spinnaker up and then we got hit by torrential rain and the wind died so we got the spinnaker down again and i went back to my bed very wet.

As we turned the corner and headed South the wind increased as forcasted and we had a couple of quick downwind days taking us through Biscay. The best thing about going south is that it gets warmer each day so we were shedding the layers fairly quickly and taking up full sunbathing positions within a few days. We had a few hours in Cascais to pick fuel, food and Amy the decision was made to head straight off as we potentialy could get caught up in some heavy up wind conditions in the med if we delayed. Again it was downwind to the corner before the Gibraltar Straights where we tacked as it was fairly hairy and I got the one and only wave of the trip on my head just before going off watch - typical.  

After that it was all calmed down and it was time for some serious sunbathing and the odd DVD, of which we had a rather strange collection. 

We arrived in Palma early in the morning just in time for the fuel dock to open, where we obviously had to open the gate in the guardwire to jump off. We then moved to our stern to berth between two very smart 100' plus motor boats. Unfortunatly as i was walking the bow line up to the bow and leaning over the side of the boat to flick the line out from the fenders (which were very large and therefore I had to lean right over) I forgot about the open gate and pretty much somersaulted head first into the water and had to get dragged out onto the stern (in a fit of giggles) of one of the very smart powerboats. Needless to say that no one on my boat offered any assistance as they were laughing so much in fact everytime James or Deano looked at me in the following 24hrs they nearly wet themselves - it wasn't that funny?

We then spent a couple of days cleaning the boat and a day in a water park before flying home.

Dartmouth - Kiel (via Hamble & Den Helder) 

Finngulf 46

Crew; Jo, Mick & Geoff (May/June 2006)

Remember that awfull week in May that felt like Autumn had come a few months early, well it was at the tail end of this that we planned our trip.

After being storm bound in Dartmouth for the first 12 hours we left in suprisingly (and welcome) light westerly winds. We made a what was suposed to be a quick pitstop in Hamble to pick up some food and our third crew but due to yet more gales being forcasted we were there for 36 hours. The first night at sea we had a strong westerly breeze which meant we made good time along the coast of England. We briefly (well I) saw the sun for around two hours in the Dover straights before it dissapeared with the wind and we motored most of the way to Den Helder to pick up more fuel.

We had a fairly strong (Increasing) North Westerly wind along the top of Holland and up the Elbe where we locked into the Kiel Canal. Once in the Canal it all calmed down a bit and it even stopped raining for a while! We crossed a couple of my friends coming down the Canal - they recognised me from my rather manic waving which is a llittle worrying. You can only travel in the canal in daylight hours so we stopped off for a couple of beers and bangers and mash somewhere along the canal - non of us can remember the name of the place. Woke to a lovely calm and sunny day! and motored the rest of the canal before locking out and dropping the yacht off in the British Kiel Yacht Club where the yacht was being picked up and taken up to a boatshow in Finland.

Antwerp - Holy Loch(Via Hamble)

Yacht J109 

Crew;Will, Jason (May 2006)

Paragons delivery crew made their way over to Antwerp to pick the yacht up off a ship as it had just been transported from  

After a thorough check over of the yacht they departed Antwerp on route for Holy Loch. As the yacht had a few minor technical problems it was decided (after consultation with the owner!) to make a stop in Hamble to carry out some necessary repairs where all the work could be carried out in one place. Once this was all finished the yacht completed her trip and came to rest in her new home of Holy Loch

Owners Comment

'Just a quick note to say a big thanks for all the hard work in getting Tigh Soluis II back to the Holy Lock. We are extremely happy to have her back and were very impressed withhow professional your team were.'

'Thanks again and we will be in contact again in the future'.

Gran Canaria, Portugal, Plymouth

Challenge 72'

Crew; Rach, Jo & Loz (April 2006)

After the usual pre delivery checks and with the boat fully vittled and crewed up it was time for our sail back to blighty.

If anyone had said before we left that we would sail home using the number 1 or 2 and only putting a reef in for a short spell one afternoon we would have laughed (whilst quietly praying for it to be true) Biscay in early April? a 1400 knm trip on a challenge boat (these boats are renowned for seeking out the worst of weather) no chance. Apart from the fact it got colder on a daily basis and before long rather than topping up our tans on the side deck we were fully thermaled up it was an ideal trip. It was no surprise to anyone to arrive in Plymouth in drizzle and fog – good old Blighty! Time to get the fake tan out!

Dover - Gosport  

Colvic Watson 26

Crew; Will & James (April 2006)

This was just a short 18 hour trip along the South Coast. With light west south west winds expereinced for the duration of the delivery. 

Lanzarotte,Porto Santo, Bayona, Cowes

Farr 45'

Crew Will, James,Rachel,Owen (March/April 2006)

The crew arrived to beautifull sunshine, a welcome change from the freezing winter conditions they left in the UK. After completing a couple of days of preparation, rig and safety checks and a fair amount of food shopping it was time to head north and away from the Sun :( Just a short hop over to Porto Santo (small Island near Maderia) where the crew enjoyed their last decent meal for sometime!

After this there was only one stop in Bayona before the yacht came to rest in her home port of Cowes.