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Falmouth - Isles of Scilly - Ireland adventure | Saga47swan Sailing
August 26, 2023 · 8 min · 366 views · Isles of Scilly
What this video covers
A Swan 47 S&S departs Falmouth a few days after Storm Anthony, stopping first at Newlyn — a working port with one of the UK's largest fishing fleets — before an early-morning passage to the Isles of Scilly in thick sea fog.0:29 Chris notes that radar is essential in these waters, where warm southwest Atlantic air meeting cold English Channel water produces fog that can last for days.1:27 At St. Mary's Pool all mooring buoys were taken, forcing an anchor just off St. Mary's.2:02 With a southwest gale forecast, the boat moves to New Grimsby anchorage at Tresco, which is well protected and open only to the northwest; Tresco Island and the Bryher Islands are both accessible by dinghy for hiking and wildlife.2:32 The passage then continues to Ireland, sailing up the River Lee to Cork City, where the crew moors at the Cove Sailing Club and pays fees at Kelly's Bar.5:58 A stop at Queenstown (Cobh) covers its history as the departure point for 2.5 million Irish emigrants between 1848 and 1950 and as the Titanic's final port of call on 11 April 1912.6:38
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