Thursday 12th April, Totnes to Starcross

Tom (no.2 son) and I sailed Misty from her overwintering site in Totnes to her new home, a swinging mooring on the Exe estuary near Starcross. She had been launched the day before. It's such a thrill to find no leaks, not major ones anyway! And the new stern gland packing has stopped the trickle that found its way aboard at the end of 2011.


What a lot we forget during the winter! We were lucky to have a beautiful day and gentle breeze to ease us along the Devon coast, and allow us to find our way for the first time into the Exe; though another time I'll try to avoid the near-spring tide ebb past Exmouth.

This link is meant to show you the passage http://www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/100856 ,but I'm struggling with the gadgets and this blog business! (When the link opens, assuming it does, click the left of three icons in the middle of the page; then wait a bit)