On your marks get set.... Drift!

With virtually no wind all morning, we motored over to cowes and picked up a mooring buoy to rest prior to the start. The start was not exactly what you might call a fast paced affair... We were wary of the tide pushing us over so hung back a little and joined the parking lot that included the big boats who started before us!! 

After a bit of patience, we drifted over the line with 0.0 boat speed before finally getting some very minimal breeze. Thankfully the tide is with us for a few hours yet and we're making 6 knots over the ground and are by Yarmouth... Fingers crossed we make the Portland tidal gate or we may need to go a little further offshore or anchor!!