Home from Windermere

The weeks sailing came to a total of 27nm, not a lot but the light winds meant that little proper sailing was done and more time was spent motoring around the lake. I have sailed on Windermere in the past and always had good winds. In fact last year I hired a Beneteau 21.7 and spent most of the week reefed. Like much inland sailing the winds, when they do blow can be very erratic and influenced by the surrounding hills. Despite the poor winds its a good place to sail and holiday and there is plenty to keep the kids happy. We went to have a look ay Ullswater for a possible holiday next year and found a couple of spots to launch and when we went into one of the marina boat parks there was the Manta 19 I sold a couple of months ago. The recovery onto the trailer and packing the boat up for trailing went smoothly, the facilities at Ferry Nab are very good, particularly the hut selling Bacon sandwiches.