Jones The Sail?

The 3 Creeks Race, organised by the Yealm Yacht Club , is a down-sized and somewhat more chilled version of the 3 Peaks Yacht Race . Teams of 4 or 5 take part in a combination of running and sailing over 2 days from Dartmouth to the Yealm. Each of the running legs must be completed by at least two of the team. Transitions from the boat to the shore must be self-propelled. And paddling/rowing is permitted on the sailing leg in the absence of sufficient wind! Saturday night is spent on a mooring buoy in Salcombe Harbour with a social event organised ashore. This year's event was held over the weekend of 16/17 May with generally bright weather but a rather cold westerly F3 to F4 - so thankfully no rowing needed. This was the second time I had entered with our boat Peccadilllo (a Sun Odyssey 36i) having previously competed in 2024. This year's team included 3 from 2024 plus a couple of newbies: Rob - a very experienced cruiser/racer friend from whom I have mainly learnt that ownin...

In October 2023 we acquired Peccadillo, a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36i - the "owner's" version i.e. single aft cabin but with larger heads, shower and a large "shed" under the port cockpit.  A few other details: Kemp main and furling genoa Jeckells furling asymmetric with removable bowsprit Yanmar 3YM30 29-hp diesel engine A "shoal" keel drawing 1.5 m Bimini and large cockpit tent. Acquired through  Yachtsnet and surveyed by Nick Vass at  Omega Yacht Services . Peccadillo had been stored ashore for around a year at Marchwood Yacht Club near the top of Southanpton Water. The first trip was a gentle motor down to Hamble Point for repairs to the keel, epoxy coating, antifouling and replacement rigging - all by  Desty Marine . On completion, the delivery trip to its new home in  Weymouth Marina  was on 20-Oct-23. Perfect timing for the 1800 bridge lift It's fair to say that we hadn't really planned to take on this commitment quite so soon, But various...