LakeSailor
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Thought I may take the wooden vessel for a sail today from Fellfoot Park at the very south end of Windermere.
£15 for a day launch with parking included. It's just 2.5 miles from home so is handy.
Loaded and ready in half an hour
Rigged and ready to launch in about 20 minutes
It was a lovely day with a changeable breeze, from nothing to 12mph and turn through 180° then fall away to 3 or 4mph. And every other combination you can think of.
However the etrex tells me the dinghy does 5 mph on a reach and 6.3mph downwind in about 10/12 mph of wind. I thought that not bad for a 13' clinker dinghy with some "quaint" sails.
The location is not ideal. Very pleasant people and good slipway and jetty, but you can only go one way and (like Captainslarty said - it grieves me to say that) it's a bit narrow at the Southern end. As the main breeze was from ENE I was beating up the lake for 2 hours (but making sod all progress as the wind kept shifting - the wrong way) and 15 minutes to run back down.
Still, I managed a perfect sail into the jetty (alongside I mean, not into it).
Saw some Canada goslings
I discovered the little boat is very stable and easily controls the gusts running down the side of Gummer's Howe (the hill in the 3rd pic).
I did forget to take a bailer and as it hasn't been in the water for 5 months was getting a bit concerned, but it didn't come above the floorboards, except when heeled.
Did you all have a nice day?
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jhr
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You can go off some people, you know.
Nice pix.
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benjenbav
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Third pic: you have rather coyly hidden the foresail behind the mast. But on past form I'd be expecting the luff to be less taut than a bowstring. 
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LakeSailor
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You're probably right. However I didn't look as I would normally have a man to do that.
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DogWatch
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Did you all have a nice day?
Oh yes, I talked through with the local engineer about my port engine which is playing dead. We went through what I have tried and what he suspects including a worthwhile modification to the exhaust manifolds to prevent the starboard engine dying in the same way.
I then checked my bank account and savings online as they might take a bit of a hit.
happy days
p.s. Git!
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Searush
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Them's a weedy looking set of alloy paddles! Get yourself a nice, heavy wooden set. You know what SWMBO says about having the right accessories to set of the ensemble properly.
Glad you had a good day. I like the benefit of tides so you know you can get back again without too much effort even if the wind dies.
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LakeSailor
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They are oars. I have the wooden ones, but these work better as they are longer. I may use the wooden ones for appearances sake.
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srp
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They are oars.
Sorry, couldn't resist. They might LOOK like oars, but I think you'll find real ones are made of spruce, have a coat of varnish and a bit of leather tacked on.
The dinghy itself, however, is an absolute cracker. You've obviously put a lot of work into it. Don't take any notice of anyone who takes the p1ss out of your toy inflatable paddles.
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Searush
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I was only teasing, don't be too annoyed.
It can be very hard resisting the impulse to try to burst your bubble when you have obviously had a great time. I admit I was too weak to resist. 
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Morgana
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Lovely!...... In the third pic I was looking for Roger sitting by the mast step!
The boats is very pretty Lakey.....
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