Misty Moonbeam
had previously cruised as far as
the Scilly Isles, Alderney and in and around the Solent before her
new owner Charlie Burridge sailed her from Southampton to Chivenor,in North
Devon, on Thursday 30th August 2007. You can
follow her adventures on the albums page
You can also catch up on her
'short' trip from Chivenor to Lundy Island on 4th June 2008 from
where she went into Dry Dock
at Appledore on 4th June 2008.
On Thursday 10th July
2008 Misty Moonbeam left Appledore and after sailing round Lands End and
stopping overnight at Falmouth she proceeded to Southampton where
she stayed at Saxon Wharf for approx 1 month before sailing to
Dartmouth at the end of August.
Misty
then sailed from Dartmouth to Falmouth on
September 13th to watch the Tall Ships and it turned out to be the most exciting day.
We sailed
along side the magnificent Tall Ships taking part in the
Funchal 500 Race
On
October 17th 2008 Misty left Dartmouth and arrived back at Chivenor
where she will stay until her next trip in 2009 when she will be
available for private and corporate charter
Tuesday
28th August 2007 -
Charlie, Rupert, Guy, Ernie, Rob, Mark, Dick, Tony and Thomas finally set sail
from the Isle of Wight and headed along the coast towards Cornwall.
By the evening they
were well on their way past Portland and sailing along the Devon
Coast.
Text
of the Day -
From
Guy when offering food to Charlie " chuck it in the sea
cause that's where it will be going anyway"
Wednesday
29th August 2007
- By evening they were sailing around Land's End and, all being
well, they hope to reach Clovelly by Thursday afternoon. There
have been reports of sea - sickness, blistered hands, sun stroke
but (to date) no signs of mutiny on board! This afternoon
(Wednesday) they were all in good spirits and ready to take on the
Atlantic!
Text
of the Day - From
Thomas " Good Morning - it's 2.45am and I'm doing the night
watch - it's bloody cold up on deck - I'm OK though I've got a
gallon of coffee in me"
Thursday
30th August 2007
-
Laying off Clovelly early afternoon they did some fishing whilst
waiting for High Tide and the final leg of their journey to Chivenor.
I took some photo's off the harbor wall at Clovelly but it was
overcast and dull. Misty Moonbeam sailed over the bar and arrived at
Chivenor early evening to a beautiful sunset and a gathering crowd!
After some very clever maneuvers she is now securely anchored and
her crew now relaxing on the boat and enjoying their safe
return!
Text
of the Day - From
Thomas " It's nice weather but getting a bit chilly now - I've
done a bit of fishing for about an hour and caught a fish - the
smallest mackerel I've ever seen"
