Kipper takes on Jack Sound. Trip to Solva Part 1 

Wow the very 1st one thats great, what a privilege to own her. We looked seriously at Aberystwyth as its just 12 miles from where we live, but it was about the same money as we pay now, but now we have full tidal access so no worries about how much water we have. The down side is that living where we do, we have a 60 odd mile drive to Neyland, but what makes it for us is the fact that we can get out onto the Cleddau in almost any weather and you can cruise for a week without reaching the sea at all. Hope you will keep us updated on your own adventures.

Yes indeed its been too long, hope we can now change all that 😁

Small world Dave, Yes indeed we got set up to go through for the first time but we spotted another boat heading south on the last of the tide and bailed it so we could let them through so we had plenty of room, but finished up followed Happy Quest through which was very handy, but she did give us a few nervous moments as she seemed to flirt with Tusker rock but I'm sure it was all a matter of perspective :-) Obviously your good lady is far tougher then us lightweights sincerely hats off to her. :-)

@@newkippertales7524 Hi Again, Not sure if I'm reading you right but was that your first time going through Jack Sound? If so congratulations. Happy Quest is engine-less so we would have been taking advantage of the stronger tide at Tusker. If you look back and keep on the Transit of the Black Rocks and the Western end of Skokholm that will keep you off the Crabstones and Tusker, and once you can see the Garland Stone you can turn north. My Father was a friend of Rubin Codd he was the last man to farm Skomer. Rubin had a clinker boat with a Seagull outboard. When I was a kid Rubin came back through Little Sound and then through Jack, as we crossed Jack we came across a Duck swimming to the mainland she was followed by her Ducklings tweeting loudly and keeping line astern. Rubin said he knew they did it but it was the first time he had seen it! It's a place of many stories!

@@daverolstone5669 Hi,Yes indeed it was our first run through Jack sound, we had set up initially as engine running but on tick over just as insurance just in case things went to the bad but mainly under sail but a boat came through the other way just on the last gasp of tide heading south so we broke away and let them have the space and looped around to try again, in the meantime we found that we were now following Happy quest and I don't mind telling you we were glad about that, but we had some very nervous moments when she seemed to be heading straight for Tusker but suddenly she luffed up and was away across the bay, and just left us for dead wow what a boat. Hats off she looked amazing and we were very jealous of her abilities as a sail boat as we embarked on a rolly crossing of the bay killing time before we could get into solva. Happy quest looked amazing you must be so proud, I know we were impressed and no mistake :-)

@@newkippertales7524 Hi Again, it's great to see you challenging yourself and being successful. So many interesting places to visit and anchor locally, I look forward to seeing more of your adventures. I wasn't the owner of Happy Quest that was another David but I did crew and sail with him for many happy years :).