6 October 2018 – Beaulieu to The Elephant Boatyard

Start position	Beaulieu	Start time	07:36	Start engine hours	852.4
Towards	The Elephant Boatyard	ETA	10:00	Distance travelled	12
Finish position	The Elephant Boatyard	Finish time	10:36	Finish engine hours	855.2
Skipper	Richard	Crew	Louise
Weather	Mist N 1-4		Tide	HW Portsmouth 10:00, 22:20 LW Portsmouth 15:20, 1.3m
New faults			Np->Sp %	28%

There’s a heavy mist as we get ready for departure. We’re off early to avoid the rain and stronger Northerly wind forecast later. Satellite leaves at the same time. The wind is going to be pretty much on the nose throughout, so we keep motoring. There’s a plenty of shipping again. By the time we’re near them, visibility has greatly improved. We don’t quite beat the rain as we pass a large fleet heading out to race.

We stop at Port Hamble to refuel (114 litre)
It’s a quick tidy up, then back to Hamble by car, for a late breakfast.