the forecast was for very light winds but towards lunchtime the wind picked up from the SE and so we rushed to Chuckle and motored out hoisting the sail as soon as we were clear of the lighthouse. Even as we did so the wind dropped. We took out the reef and managed 3.8 knots on a tack but after that the wind lessened. We perservered and practiced tacking but in the end admitted defeat and dropped the sails and motored back into the estuary. We did manage to goosewing at one point. It's all very similar to sailing our dinghy.
Strange, yesterday we were nervous of the strength of the wind and today we were hoping it would increase in strength.
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