Up 3 Creeks with Several Paddles
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...