We managed to sail for half this leg. We had planned sufficient time to go slowly across Mounts Bay, and were rewarded with enough wind to make a little over 4kts across the ground.
The sea state showed no sign of the forecast swell and Molia slipped easily through the water.
Once around Lizard Point we added the engine for an hour before the Falmouth breeze filled in with 15kts on the beam. This gave us 40 minutes of Molia’s best sailing speed under full sail, with a boat speed touching 7kts at times and an average well over 6.5kts.
As there was a Falmouth Packet race in the entrance to Carrick Roads, we took down our sails a bit earlier than usual for this location, and manoeuvred to avoid the fleet on our way up to Mylor.
We always enjoy the reservation notice that Mylor has for us!
Molia