Falmouth to Fowey

When the wind and rain subsided, we went into Falmouth to get water / shopping etc. Port Pendennis, where we normally end up, was full!! So much for the “off-season”. For the first time in ages, we managed to get a slot in the visitors yacht haven though.  Very friendly welcome, even when we plugged in and popped the power which then would not reset  if we were attached to it. Frustrating – never had that fun before.

The boat does pop the breakers on some shorepower supplies as it has an isolation transformer that keeps the boat systems electrically isolated from the shore cables. It is great for avoiding electrolytic corrosion issues from dodgy shorepower installations (and there are loads of those about!) However, the transformer doesn’t have a “soft start” function and so even with the boat supply turned off, it takes quite a spike of power to get it running.  This was too much for the ultra –sensitive 16 amp breakers in Falmouth so we just had to use the genset for power.

As we prepared for a sea trip, Patrick got more and more nervous. We guess that the ramming incident from earlier on when the idiot yottie ran into us has scared him. first of all, he tried on a lifejacket:

Why would a penguin need a lifejacket??

Then he got very nervous and clutched the handheld VHF ready to call for help from the coastguard:

The trip to Fowey was lovely. Sun was out, the sea had calmed down from 3 days of force 7 winds and it was quiet out to sea too. Apart from the horrid pot markers just outside the harbour entrance that is. Think we ranted about this before – the local fisherman seem to use the cheapest and least visible markers possible – old white plastic milk bottles are a favourite. NOT HELPFUL GUYS!!

These are the kind of days you have a boat for:

Fowey was very quiet. One of our favourite spots too (the boat is registered there) and when we arrived, we found ourselves next to a lovely old sailing craft undergoing pre-season "fettling":

Rather him than me as the saying goes....