Jean says: We left Dartmouth to sail to Plymouth in a gentle breeze and lovely sunshine. Despite the optimistic start, the forecasts were for lots more wind and big gusty stuff in particular. People might think that because we're SAILING round Britain we would be wanting wind, but we like it to be consistent and stick to a nice steady predictable rate, and not be so temperamental. Today's trip became yet another session of wave bashing, and almost feeling the teeth rattle in our heads, as we crashed through the waves. At least I didn't feel sick this time, but there was some
swearing from Admirable Bob, and we both felt slightly exhausted when we arrived in Plymouth.
We've got this amazing thing call AIS which shows where any commercial boats are, how fast they're travelling and what course they're on. They can also see where we are, which is even better. Today, for instance, I knew we had a very large cargo ship belting straight for us on collision course, before we could even see it. One particular feature of AIS is that people can start panicking well before they would otherwise have done. By the time the ship finally appeared on the horizon, it had changed course most likely to avoid us, and I was in need of a stiff drink.

The Mew Stone as we approached Plymouth