We didn't exactly rush about getting going this morning. In fact, it was nigh on midday before we started the engine and pottered out of Sparkes Marina.
As soon as we were clear of the moorings, it was up with the sails and off with the engine for a very slow two and a half hour sail up to Itchenor.
At times we were standing still or even all but going backwards with the ebb tide against us and very little wind but persistence paid off and we sailed onto a visitors buoy, made everything secure and called the ferry for a trip ashore.
A couple of beers and a packet of crisps in the Ship and we toddled back to the pontoon to catch a ride back to Brigantia
With just a mile or so to go, it just wasn't worth hoisting the sails so we motored on up the channel. After several attempts to call Birdham Pool Marina on the VHF and given the lack of water in the channel to their lock, we tried Chichester Marina and were straight in and on a berth in no time.
A bit of a tidy up and dinner on board was followed by a visit from an old friend and her husband which inevitably led to a beer or two at the Yacht Club.
Tomorrow will probably be make and mend day right where we are as the forecast is a bit rubbish. We'll see what we see in the morning!
P.S. Apologies for the rubbish spelling and strange words here and there - I'm blogging this on the mobile and some of the stupid suggestive text insertions get past my eagle eye!
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