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Iain, Colin & Kevin - "Let's Go Sailing"
Early June 11 saw Iain Mills, Colin Wilson & Kevin Walsh out and about in the glorious Algarve sunshine doing a Day Skipper Course.
In perfect weather the yacht visited Portimao, Alvor, Vilamoura and Albufeira. One of the sailing highlights was a screaming reach all the way from Alvor to Albufeira where we saw 8.3 knots on the log at one point and an overall average speed of 6.3 knots for the passage - she flew.
At Portimao we had a near perfect rendition of the new company catch phrase - "Let's Go Sailing" from the boys in the cockpit - Britain's Got Talent had better watch out.
Anchoring at Alvor we perfected the new method of marking the bow of the boat with the tripping line and not the anchor! still we knew where the bow roller was OK.
The night sail was magical as we left to find the sea mount off Albufeira using back bearings and the hand bearing compasses - and we found it to, well done Kevin. Even had a lovely breeze to sail her back to the marina under a star lit sky - lovely.
The last day we had just enough breeze to do skills & drills before the breeze died and it was time to motor in - but that's sailing.
Well done guys and we hope to see you back soon to do some more training and to get that Britain's Got Talent performance polished up.
Mark & Jane
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