Whitby next stop
Trip Start
May 06, 2008
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Trip End
Sep 30, 2008
Whitby,
England,
United Kingdom
Friday, August 15, 2008
Again and now with a record approaching 100% for the past few weeks, the forecast was wrong. It promised winds of SW backing SE 3-4 and in fact we had winds of F1 or maybe 2 at times, from the South. In other words, the poor old engine was busy again and we had 49 miles to cover today. Actually, the winds did pick up at around 16:00, ie when we were a few miles from Whitby. It wasn't worth changing anything, we continued to motor sail, entering the harbour to make the bridge-raising at 17:00. Basically, to get to the upper part of the harbour and the marina, you can enter at half-hourly intervals, from two hours before high water to two hours after, with the road bridge being lifted every 30 mins, on the hour and half hour. We were rafted up against a tired and unkempt metal yacht called Kestrel by 17:15 and ready to re-acquaint ourselves with Whitby, starting with a pint of Directors Best for me in the Station Hotel, white wine and a glass of water for Julie.
Dinner that night was to be a visit to The Magpie, the current hottest chippie in town. However, when we were waiting for the bridge to open, a local yacht advised us that the queue would be long and that Royle's was better anyway, so we settled instead for a Royle's takeaway and a glass or 3 of wine on board, cheaper and better! We now need to mind our pennies as the marina costs ( we can't anchor in many places on the east coast) are creeping up as we head south - Blyth £18.00 per night, Whitby £26.00 per night. I tried to persuade the marina staff that CW is an 8 metre boat so I can get cheaper rates, but the didn't believe me....
