Tag Archives: Sailing

Monday 20th July 2020 – at anchor in Rushy Bay (Bryher)

Yesterday we moved anchorages from Tresco to Rushy Bay (Bryher) because the wind direction changed and we needed better shelter. We were treated to a sunset last night with rocky foreground, it was very peaceful to sit up on deck watching it go down with a cuppa. We were very well sheltered in this RushyContinue reading “Monday 20th July 2020 – at anchor in Rushy Bay (Bryher)”

Sunday 19th July 2020 – Old Grimsby (Tresco) to Rushy Bay (Bryher) – 4 miles

We woke up just in time to find we were closer to the lovely sandy beach than we wished, there was very little water under us, but not a drama, just re-set the anchor further out in deeper water. Today we walked around the beautiful, quaint and very quiet, island of Tresco. Everywhere we lookedContinue reading “Sunday 19th July 2020 – Old Grimsby (Tresco) to Rushy Bay (Bryher) – 4 miles”

Saturday 18th July 2020 – Porthcressa to Old Grimsby – 10nm – 2 hrs

The wind is due to change to the north so we have moved anchorages. This morning we sailed the longer route over to Old Grimsby, than the short cut we took yesterday. This anchorage is between Tresco and St Helens. It is absolutely beautiful with small sandy beaches, fabulous rock formations and it is anContinue reading “Saturday 18th July 2020 – Porthcressa to Old Grimsby – 10nm – 2 hrs”

Friday 17th July 2020 – Porthcressa to New Grimsby and back to Porthcressa – 10 nm

We motored the short distance over to the island of Bryher today and anchored at New Grimsby while we went ashore. One of the cottages was selling home grown peas and another had freshly baked iced buns for sale. Bryher is only 2km x 1km and is one of the smallest inhabited islands – weContinue reading “Friday 17th July 2020 – Porthcressa to New Grimsby and back to Porthcressa – 10 nm”

Thursday 16th July 2020 – Porthcressa, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – still at anchor

Wow, this is such a great anchorage, lots of cross chat between boats and a good atmosphere. It is an easy row ashore with a fine sandy beach for the dinghy to land on. The water is a vibrant turquoise and clear to see through, we haven’t seen any fish yet but they must beContinue reading “Thursday 16th July 2020 – Porthcressa, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – still at anchor”

Wednesday 15th July 2020 – at anchor – Port Cressa – St Mary’s – 2 nm 40 mins

As soon as we woke this morning we moved the boat over to Port Cressa, which only took us 40 minutes to reach. This is another beautiful quiet anchorage but it has the advantage of being a close walk into the main town on the Scillies – which even has a Co op and aContinue reading “Wednesday 15th July 2020 – at anchor – Port Cressa – St Mary’s – 2 nm 40 mins”

Sailing with the Ship’s Cat new journey starts

Sailing with the Ship’s Cat blog 1 for the belated 2020 season. We have spent the last few weeks getting Talavera ready for our sailing season, since the lockdown we haven’t had access to the boat. During the lockdown I have spent a few quid on some new stuff for the boat. We now haveContinue reading “Sailing with the Ship’s Cat new journey starts”