Monday, 16 June 2014

Monday 16 June 2014 – Douglas to Whitehaven

Earlyish start. Light wind. A lot of motoring. Eventually we sailed well with the cruising chute for the last 2.5 hours.We entered the marina with the lock on free-flow – the lock-keeper passed over the mooring details as we went past. Well that was the idea, but I thought we had to stop which spoiled the effect a bit.

There is a lot of history in Whitehaven – it was a coal mining town from the 1300s to 1987.  Unfortunately the Haig Colliery museum was closed for major refurbishment and the Beacon museum would not open till 10am on Tuesday.

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You have to take this sailing business seriously

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In Whitehaven marina

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Whitehaven entrance + industrial remains. Don’t come in at low water.

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