Last leg

From Ramsgate to Gillingham, our home port, took around ten hours and much of it was delightful sailing in lovely winds and warm weather, a fitting end to the journey to Scilly and back. The crowning glory was 'goose-winging' up the Medway on the home stretch, in other words, with a sail flying out to each side like a bird's wings.

Goose winging up the Medway

Sirena IV is back in her old berth in Gillingham, and we caught a commuter train from Gillingham station back home to Greenwich, rather boggled by the culture shock.

Here are the vital statistics of our trip: - 

958 nautical miles, that's over a thousand ordinary land-miles.

42 days living on the boat. 

125 engine hours (which is a great deal less than last year's trip, when we were motoring more than sailing)

What can't be quantified is the sheer fun we had - fantastic sailing from one end of the English Channel to the other. Thanks for sharing it through our blog!