Tim Stapleton has joined me and we departed Padstow in glorious sunshine and a light north easterly breeze. Once again insufficient to sail on and right on the nose. The wind gradually increased during the day but never varied in direction until we had virtually reached Lundy. By this time it was blowing at 25-30kts and were sailing with heavily reefed main and genoa. The seas became very short as we passed the southern headland of Lundy on our way to Jenny's cove half way up the western coast. THe wind was far too strong to consider an anchorage on the eastern side. Jenny's cove offered us shelter under cliffs towering 200ft above us and inhabited by hundreds of guillemots. It was the first time I have been able sit in the cockpit until 9pm in only a short sleeved shirt.
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