Chichester Yacht Club Magazine June 2018 | Page 15

David and Janet Doble kindly agreed to
hold the “pontoon” party aboard their
Westerly Fulmar “Teise” so we could all
keep warm. We managed to squeeze 12
intrepid sailors into their saloon and nibbles
and drinks flowed until we departed for a
short walk along the harbour front to our
dinner venue aboard the Haslar lightship
“The Mary Mouse 2”. We had a comfortable
table in the main dining area with great food
and service, and we all had a thoroughly
enjoyable evening.
With high winds threatening late Sunday
afternoon and evening most boats left
around 9-10am to avoid any chance of
getting caught out. “Teise” chose to remain
in port for another night or two. With reefs
set it was a great and speedy sail through
the gap in the submarine barrier and
straight to Chichester Bar on one tack with
winds in the North East.
There was enough North for flat seas and
to keep us just off close hauled to make it a
comfortable and frisky sail. However it was
cold! Hats, gloves and numerous layers of
clothing were needed to stay warmish!
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