After two days in the marina and with a gale forecast to pass over us over night we took the decision to leave the comfort of the marina and head up the Fal towards Malpas where there are a couple of pontoons that are in the middle of the river.
After a lazy morning we cast off about 1500 UTC and headed down towards Black Rock and then turned to go up the Fal in a good F5 a big catamaran popped out of the Pendennis marina and very kindly led the way up the river, these boats can put a turn of speed on when they want to.
A short motor up the river found the pontoon that had been mentioned in the pilot book and we tied up, battened down the hatches and set about cooking supper.
After a windy night we woke to a beautiful morning and had another lazy day reading and relaxing.
Aphrodite at Malpas
Crew: Sandy Garrity, Alex Bowling
Distance stats Distance: 8 nm Avg Speed: 5 kts Max Speed: 7 kts
Weather: Issued 1 May 2018 04:05 UTC
Sea area: Plymouth Wind: West 4 or 5, backing southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming rough Weather: Occasional rain Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate
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