First proper sail since Serina’s 2016-2017 refit
I’ll add 2016-2014 log entries as time permits
| Trip | Date | Crew | Destination |
| 2017#2 | 2017.4.23 | Hugh | Yacht Haven Marina to Yarmouth Pier and back |
| Start (nm) | End (nm) | Trip (nm) | Weather |
| 973.8 | 982.3 | 8.5nm | F3-4 |
| Comments |
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Variable to SW.
Picked-up mooring buoy outside Lymington as usual – to raise sails etc. Had to untangle mess of down-haul, snotter and reefing lines. Took about 45 mins to get straight.
Then tried to head for Newtown in light southerly wind. Falling tide was too strong, so thought about going to Keyhaven. However SW wind got up, so I headed to Yarmouth instead. Thought about reefing in Yarmouth, but no-one else had reefed, so I kept to full sail and got back fine.
Sailed up the river to the Ferry quay, to see if the other Romilly was about. Not on her mooring.
Went back to Haven to tie-up and put Serina away. Walked into town to meet Alison for an ice-cream. Saw other Romilly along-side at Lymington Yacht Club again.
Serina’s new black pennant is looking fine – in my opinion. (Picture to follow)
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| Trip | Date |
Crew |
Start (nm) |
End (nm) |
Trip (nm) |
Destination |
Weather |
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| 1 | 2017.01.02 | Hugh | 967.3 | 970.1 | 2.8nm | Lymington to Jack in the Basket | F3-4 | Chilly bright sail out to the Starting Platform. First sail of 2017. Sailed nicely onto mooring – picked-up first time.Engine difficult to start. Found neutral contact on battery was loose. Tightened by quarter turn and engine stated fine. |
| 2017.01.05 | Hugh | N/A | F0 | Tested engine to be sure it would start OK . Started first time. |
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| 2 | 2017.01.06 | Hugh | Haven Marina to Haven Quay | F2 | Motored up to Haven Quay to get Serina lifted out for her winter maintenance. Engine stated fine. |
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| 3 | 2017.02.28 | Hugh | 971.6 | 0.8nm | Haven Quay to Yacht Haven Marina | F5 | Relaunch after winter refit. Reconnected batter after charging in garage. Engine fired perfectlyQuiet motor down to Yacht Haven and moored up in the sunshine. Said goodbye to Flame who looked lovely on her mooring. |
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| 4 | 2017.04.08 | Hugh | 971.6 | 973.8 | 2.2nm | Yacht Haven Marina to Jack in the Basket and back |
F5 | Two reefs. Shake-down sail to check rigging.Mostly OK, but main halyard inside snotter. |
| 5 | 2017.04.23 | Hugh | 973.8 | 982.3 | 8.5nm | Yacht Haven Marina to Yarmouth Pier and back |
F3-4 | Variable to SW.Picked-up mooring buoy outside Lymington as usual – to raise sails etc. Had to untangle mess of down-haul, snotter and reefing lines. Took about 45 mins to get straight. Then tried to head for Newtown in light |
| 6 | 2017.05.21 | Hugh | 982.3 | 988.7 | 6.4 | Hurst Castle | 4-5 | Southerly winds. Brisk sail to Hurst and back. 1 reef. |
| 7 | 2017.05.28 | Hugh | 988.7 | 992.1 | 3.4 | Lymington Starting Platform and Town Quay | 0-5 | Initially very light southerly winds. Near Spring tides. Picked-up usual river mooring and raised sail. Noticed nasty black clouds over Hurst and checked weather radar. Noticed strong rain storm over Island and decided to wait on mooring – in Cuddy – till it was over. 90 mins later bright skies. Fun short sail out by Lymington Town start boat. Then headed up river to Town Quay in very light winds. |
| 8 | 2017.06.10 | Hugh, Paul, Emma, Andrew, Anu. | 992.1 | 995.4 | 4 | Lymington Starting Platform and Town Quay | F5-6 | Prepared boat before everyone arrived. Put in two reefs in case we decided to sail.Engine difficult to start – battery? Motored up to Town Quay and then out to Starting Platform. Gusty |
| 9 | 2017.06.11 | Hugh Paul, Emma, | 995.4 | 998.7 | 2.6 | Lymington Starting Platform | F5-6 | Engine difficult to start – battery? Solenoid click.Picked up usual mooring to raise sail. Forgot to untie mizzen halyard from end of main spar – so couldn’t raise main sail!. Figured it out after a few minutes but a bit embarrassing. Had a good sail out to Starting Platform. Grey skies.. F5+ A few Picked up mooring opposite RLyYC. Bumped Mayday while trying to pick up. Took photos. Delivered to RLyYC on Monday evening. Posted in office post box. |
| 10 | 2017.06.17 | Hugh | 998.7 | 1001.1 | 2.4 | Out to the starting platform and back. | F1-2. Sunny. | Quick sail – out by >09:00, home by 11:45 before driving down to Plymouth at the start of our holiday.Beautiful sail in light winds. |
| 11 | 2017.07.02 | Hugh | 1001.1 | 1007.1> | 6.0 | Lymington to Yarmouth and back | F4-5. Sunny. | Replaced battery. Had to cut battery housing to enable it to fit. Need to paint bare woodwork.Followed a Roxane out of Lymington River. Motor sailed to catch-up and say hello. Roxane kept on Dan Bran. Caught mooring line round prop shaft. Had to be towed back to the Yacht Haven. Broke wooden cleat. |
| 12 | 2017.07.04 | Hugh | 1007.1 | 1008.7 | 1.6 | Yacht Haven to Haven Quay and back | F3. Sunny | Towed up to Haven Quay by Marina staff. Lifted out to remove rope round prop. Shaft wrenched backwards by winding rope. Propeller jammed against rudder. Simon Beaven examined and helped push shaft back into place. Motored back to Haven where Matt arranged for me to meet Clive Rochfort at Haven to give advice. Replaced broken port side cleat with stainless one. Replaced starboard cleat too. Need to fill old holes and paint bare woodwork. |
| 13 | 2017.07.09 | 1008.7 | 1016.3 | 7.6 | Lymington to Yarmouth and back | F3-4. Hot and sunny. | Nice sail over to the Island. Once back on the mooring, fitted the snotter knot that Tony Hockley had mentioned. Just below the block on the inside end of the gaff. Intended to step “fly-away gaff” problem. Met the other Romilly at RLYC. They had done Round this Island Race the previous weekend and are planning to sail to France. No adverse effect from rope round prop. |
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| 2017.07.27 | 1016.3 | 1017.1 | 0.8 | Lymington | Serina lifted out onto trailer at Haven Quay | |||
| 2017.07.30 | Lymington | Returned from London after Catherine’s do. Hugh worked on Serina from 2pm.17:30 – 18:00. Serina collected by Andy from South West Boat Transport. |
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| 2017.08.03 | Hugh | Mylor | Thur 3rd – Serina launched in Mylor – afloat before Hugh arrived at 11am. Hugh spent most of the day rigging Serina on pontoon. Left Serina on berth overnight. |
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| 14 | 2017.08.04 | Paul & Hugh | 1017.1 | 1026.6 | 9.5 | Mylor to Helford | F4-5 | Easy sail over. Nice to be on Carrick Roads. Started with two reefs. Shook one our towards Black Rock. |
| 15 | 2017.08.05 | Paul, James and Hugh | 1044 | 16 (est) | Helford to St Mawes and back | F4-5 | One reef. Started to look at James & Lizzie’s B&B in Falmouth, and then decided to go to St Mawes. Then decided to drop James in St Mawes to buy sandwiches. Lowered sail outside harbour and nosed in to a pontoon. |
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| 16 | 2017.08.06 | Hugh, Emma and Rachel | 1050 | 6 (est) | Durgan | Motored around Helford fishing. Caught pennant round prop-shaft. Tore pennant in two! Didn’t catch anything else! |
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| 2017.08.07 | Hugh | Durgan | No sailing. Refuelling and cleaning, removing remains of pennant from prop-shaft. |
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| 17 | 2017.08.08 | Durgan | Morning fishing trip motoring. Lucy, George, Emma. No fish, but stood-by while Topper was rescued from rocks near St Anthony in Menegue. Scraped rocks for 3-4 seconds. Need to inspect damage. |
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| 18 | 2017.08.08 | 1055 | 5 (est) | Durgan | Afternoon: short sail with Paul and Alice. Rain and squall. Got soaked. |
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| 2017.08.09 | No sailing. Wet and windy morning. Doing jobs on boat. Red Arrows in afternoon at 6pm. Walked to Rosemullion to watch. Marvellous. |
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| 19 | 2017.08.10 | 1060 | 5 (est) | Durgan | AM: Paul took party fishing: George, Alice and Emma. No luck. |
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| 20 | 2017.08.10 | 1065 | 5 (est) | Durgan | PM: Hugh, Kate, Alice and Emma: sailing out to Mawnan Church. |
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| 2017.08.11 | Durgan | Wet and windy. No sailing today. | ||||||
| 21 | 2017.08.12 | Kate and Paul and Hugh | 1070.2 | 12.1 | Out round tanker, then to St Anthony light the back to Helford. |
F3-4 | One reef. Avg 3.1 kts. Picnic on boat, Special Brew! |
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| 22 | 2017.08.12 | Paul, Alice and Josh | Durgan | Sailing in the Helford on Josh’s first day. | ||||
| 2017.08.13 | Hugh | Durgan | Cleaning and refuelling. No sailing. | |||||
| 23 | 2017.08.14 | Paul, Alice and Josh | Durgan & Helford | Motored to Helford for lunch in heavy rain. Hugh and Alison walked and took ferry from Helford Passage. Emma and Kate got lift and then ferry.P, A & J then explored Frenchman’s Creek near low tide. Then sailed in Helford in heavy rain and mist. |
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| 24 | 2017.08.15 | Hugh, Alice and Josh | Durgan to Mylor | F3-4 | Lovely sail. Started with one reef. Shook out reef after Pendennis Castle – near Governor buoy. Josh and Alice did most of steering. Serina lifted out at Mylor at 2:30pm and placed on trailer.No damage to shaft visible from pennant on Sun 6th. No damage to hull visible from grounding on Tues 8th. |
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| 2017.08.16 | Hugh | Mylor | Cleared out of Bosloe. Hugh and Alison went to Mylor. Jane H came to Mylor and took A to Truro. Hugh then worked preparing Serina for transport. Left Mylor at 2pm and collected A from Truro. Drove back to Lymington and arrived at about 8:30pm.Serina collected from Mylor by Andy of South West Boat Transport – at about 7pm. Stored in Paignton overnight. |
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| 2017.08.17 | N/A | 1084.4 | Lymington | Thu 17th: Andy planning to deliver Serina to Lymington later today or early tomorrow. Serina delivered to Lymington at 19:45 Hugh and Alison inspected that night. OK apart from rubbing by new Bunk support. Need to replace/improve. |
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| 2017.08.18 | Hugh | 1085.2 | Serina launched in Lym. Back on mooring.Simon Beaven took a look at wear from Bunk. Not too bad. Can wait until winter. But Simon noticed a new crack in the mast. Need to investigate. Chatted to the other Romilly owner. He had tried to send |
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| 25 | 2017.08.27 | Hugh | 1085.2 | 1089.8 | 4.6 | Round yellow buoy beyond Starting Platform (Lymington Spit) |
F2-3 | Sunny. Full sail. Nice to see that all lines were correct after re-rigging.Lovely sail in bright sunshine. Strong ebb tide. Had to sail way out into Solent before turning to round yellow buoy – to avoid getting swept west. Fun to work it out. Great/throttle lever a bit stiff. Put 3-in-1 on lever and |
| 2017.08.28 | s>Hugh | Checked gearbox oil level. Oil on shoulders of dipstick top and bottom marks, but couldn’t see any on centre part of the dipstick. Very difficult to access.When I had done this, couldn’t restart engine. No sign of electrical power to engine. |
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| 2017.08.29 | e-mail to Ropewalk – to ask them to check and repair. Second e-mail on 30th to ask them to top op gearbox oil level.Need to investigate whether we can put an inspection hatch on engine case – to get at gearbox dipstick and filler, and fuel filter. |
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| 2017.08.31 | Angus from Ropewalk found loose loom plug and re-attached. |
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| 26 | 2017.09.02 | Hugh | 1089.8 | 1098.51104.8 | 8.76.3 | Loop in Solent: Pitts Deep, across towards Newtown and back. color:#FF273C;>Engine hours: 277 |
Sunny. F0-4. | Engine started fine. Nice sail – destination Newtown. Proceeded along the north side of the Solent keeping out of the tied in about 2m of water. Made slow progress in light winds and warm sunshine. At Pitts Deep, decided to head across to Newtown, but wind died to nothing after about 10 mins. Started engine and got about half way over when I noticed another Romilly between Newtown and Yarmouth. Decided to go to say hello rather than going into Newtown.Turned out to be Tony and Vanessa in Hebe on their way back from the Cowes Gaffers’ Regatta. Racing had been cancelled today because of lack of wind. They were drifting home on the tide and had just caught a mackerel when I appeared – unseen by them. Nice beat for last 2 miles into Lymington in F4. Serina Used RYA SafeTrx to record sail plan and track. |
| 2017.09.13 | Rope walk replaced 2 engine cables – to resolve stiff gear / throttle lever. Lombardini advised timing belt change at next service. Angus has booked Serina in for Feb 18th |
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| 27 | 2017.09.17 | Hugh and George Proudman | 1098.5 | 1104.8 | 6.3 | Motor-sailed to Yarmouth for lunch at the Blue Crab then sailed back |
Sunny, threatening to rain, thunder, rainbows. E- NE: F0-4 |
Met Mark Baylis sailing out of the river, then met him and his crew in the Blue Crab.Hoisted sail in Yarmouth harbour (N wind) and sailed out past ferry. Had a fun day. Amazing rain showers to east and west of us, but we got |
| 28 | 2017.10.03 | Hugh | 1104.8 | 1106.4 | 1.6 | Up to Haven Quay and backEngine 279 28th Oct |
F3, Sunny |
Met Simon Beaven to discuss winter work.Agreed to take Serina out of the water in the 3rd week of Jan. |
| 139.1 | Full Year mileage |
Romilly - Serina’s 