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<\/a>The winds by now were much more predictable.\u00a0 No more of the massive rain storms coming through so we could sail with confidence at good speed.\u00a0 An amazing journey with such a range of weather.\u00a0 At times we were sailing through fog so thick you could hardly see the bow and at other times rain but never the less it was great.\u00a0 Shipping is always an important consideration and the closer we got to England the more ships we passed.\u00a0 Some times at night passing eight or nine.\u00a0 Tacking and jibing knowing that those big guys don@@apos@@t often give way and of course that is understandable.<\/p>\nAt times the winds dropped to zero and we slopped around for hours at a time but usually we sailed along quite nicely.<\/p>\n
We drew close to England approaching from the South West.\u00a0 A magnificent sight was\u00a0 the St Mary@@apos@@s Islands.\u00a0 The lights twinkling in the distance to as if say welcome to the UK.\u00a0 We then tacked heading North of East, along the beautiful coast of England.\u00a0 A flotilla of yachts were heading West as we came closer to Falmouth on the ninth day into our voyage.\u00a0 As some would no as you approach there is a need to tend more Northerly and so we sailed very close to the coast passing magnificent homes perched high on the hills.\u00a0 A little further on we passed many ships at anchor we guessed waiting to enter the port.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several Navy Frigates came along to have a close look at our yacht sailing along nicely with a full set of sails up.\u00a0 Just a little further and we could hear the bell on the light house at the entrance to Falmouth Harbor.\u00a0 The sails were lowered and the motor started for our last few moment together on this wonderful yacht.\u00a0 Entering the harbor was magnificent.\u00a0 Hundreds of yachts on moorings, ships alongside and the harbor traffic a frenzy.\u00a0 We must have still been a sight for many yachts and power boats came alongside to welcome us.\u00a0 After a short while the guys from the Pendennis Ship Yard came alongside and directed us to a mooring where she would lay for a while until hall out.<\/p>\n
\nFor me this was a rather emotional time.\u00a0\u00a0I was now leaving a yacht that I had skippered halfway around the world through some of most unforgiving oceans of our planet.\u00a0 She did a fine job but I will never forget the words Fedor said to me twelve months before this voyage.\u00a0 “Look after her and she will look after you”.<\/p>\n
I guess this has been the most amazing journey one could ever dream of let alone accomplish.<\/p>\n
Along the way I have met so many wonderful people but I say without hesitation the crews who have sailed with me will be remembered and admired for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n
However in particular I would sincerely like to thank Fedor and Oscar for entrusting their yacht to a bushy from Western Australia and giving me the trip of a lifetime.\u00a0 But even more than that I would like to thank them both for the wonderful friendship we have made.<\/p>\n
In closing for I would simply like to say:<\/p>\n
There are good ships, there are wood ships, there are ships that sail the seas!\u00a0 But the best ships are friendships and may they always be!<\/p>\n
Mark McRae<\/p>\n
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