Askari Sailing: Dover to Eastbourne

We had a great night at Dover but were keen to take advantage of the weather so slipped lines at 8.30am made radio contact with Port Control and were immediately given permission to exit. The wind was a perfect Easterly force 3 so we got the sails up and had lovely time, we had a few hours of engine but mostly sailed all the way to Eastbourne. We practised our tacking with the help of the autopilot and got that all set up. Andrew also got the water maker doing its thing, meanwhile Carolyn polished stainless and did some yoga in boots......