Yealm River to Salcombe

 Hi everyone,

We've had limited internet access for a while so here's the first post catching up on our recent travels.  On Friday 14th we sailed from the Yealm River to Salcombe.  Twas a grey day with misty rain.

Here are our track and graphs...

Zen Again Track

Zen Again Graphs

We managed to sail for the first half of the passage.  The track shows we were gybing downwind.  Sadly the wind died and we motored quietly into Salcombe.

Misty sailing

For two nights we stayed on a visitor mooring near town.  This allowed us to get into town easily and also watch the comings and goings.  We could also watch the dinghy racing which started and finished on a line 100m upstream.

Dinghy racing in the Salcombe Ria

Friendly seal

We spent most of one day ashore.  We had a good walk around the town, stocked up on some provisions, and had lunch at the Salcombe Yacht Club.

Zen Again on visitor mooring in the Ria

We'd had enough of the powerboat wash after two nights so motored upriver to find a more peaceful location.  We anchored off Halwell Point, at the mouth of Frogmore Creek and spent two nights there.

Passing Salcombe on our way upriver

Quiet anchorage upriver

Foggy morning upriver

Peaceful morning after the fog

We enjoyed our visit to Salcombe and recommend the upriver anchorage - a very nice spot.