Maiden voyage.

So the day had come, The Maiden Voyage. I was filled with a lot of apprehension about this day. After all, this was the first time i had "been in charge" of a vessel bigger then a bath tub. Luckily we had picked a windless, sunny day which made life much more pleasant. The plan was to sail up to Port Dinorwic (Y Felinheli) for lunch then back to our mooring, about an 8 NM round trip.

Getting off the mooring and under (or though i should say) the swing bridge all went to plan. This was the bit I was most worried and apprehensive about.

After this it was 'plan sailing', although we did motor the whole way, as you have guessed. 



On the whole the day was a success. It was a shame not to christen the sails, but in an attempt to learn which ropes do what we did Hoist The Main.