Swallow Raid 2023

[Al Beckhelling]

Hi all. Looking to join the Raid ths year in Mylor (5 years ago was last visit) and am trying to sort some accommodation.  Can get a cottage literally a stones throw from the Marina but it's bigger and too pricey for just the two of us.  Would anyone else be interested in sharing?  The property has lawns to the front of it and looks over the river-side area of the MArina. The price per couple would be £500.  Let me know if interested.
Would also be interested in sharing cost with others who may be in the same boat (excuse the pun).
Cheers
Al & Jill,  Libertybelle (BC23).

[Rob Johnstone]

Have you seen the expected weather at Mylor next week. Looks (a) wet and (b) windy. I wonder if it's worth taking Lockdown.......

[Graham W]

A bit wet and decreasingly windy as the week progresses.  The wind will mostly be across the Roads, so with ballast in and suitably reefed, it shouldn’t be too bad, although a bit gusty.  I was going to go out on Monday as well but looking at the forecast of a near gale, perhaps I won’t bother.  Thursday looks good…..

[Sea Simon]

Trying to find a reasonable  weather window to make passage down, even from Fowey (appx 30 miles berth to berth), is proving to be unexpectedly tricky for July.

Mevagissey is the only port of refuge, and that's rather too close to home (and of questionable value to a visitor in easterlies, as is Helford). Once around the Dodman (half way) you are pretty much committed to The Fal.

Very changeable. But at least not Easterly...hopefully!

[Sea Simon]

Yesterday, Polzeath... 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce41q545dgpo.amp

[Sea Simon]

Still on the E arm in mylor, along with Liberty Belle and still waters...no escape likely before noon Sunday by the looks of things?

If it's any consolation to those of you stuck in the miserable traffic the radio is reporting (seems a lot of people are, unsurprisingly, headed up to home early today)...you did the right thing.
It was v lively night...with more to come. No damages/issues so far.

Glad I'm not in a tent!

Great raid, good competitive racing, and lovely to be able to put some faces to names.

Very many thanks to all those who clearly had put in so much work to allow us such a great time.

[Nicky R]

Luckily our early escape on Friday morning meant we escaped the traffic, but not the rain and strong winds. (We’ve done the M5 enough times to know Fridays in July and August are horrible on nice days, never mind days like yesterday!) Hopefully no one else got too badly stuck in the traffic.

Thanks from us for another lovely raid. We really enjoyed the racing and the chatting after sailing and in the evenings. We hope those still on the pontoons survive the strong winds this weekend and manage to get home soon!

We will probably see you all in 2 years time, as it clashes with our daughter's birthday next year. Give us a shout if anyone fancies meeting upon the east coast (or elsewhere) before then!

Nicky

[Sea Simon]

Roads just up from here will be worse today. Tomorrow too. To the N E of Truro.
A30 closed both directions, major improvements.

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/a30chiverton/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo

Mylor YC diamond jubilee regatta cancelled today.

[garethrow]

Can confirm that the traffic yesterday afternoon on the M5 / A30 was not good. Took us 5.5hrs to do 150 miles to a halfway stop campsite at Clevdon. Like Simon, good to put some faces to names and had some great sailng. Thursday was particularly good with a fine reach all the way there and a broad reach all the way back - complete with a broken down roll on roll off cargo ship to dodge. Good luck to this still on the water in getting back to your home ports safely. Thank you all for your company.

Gareth & Helen Rowlands in BR20 Halen Y Mor

[Rob Johnstone]

Great Raid again. Many thanks to Lara for the organisation!

[Jonathan Stuart]

Swallow Yachts has produced a video of the 2023 raid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WGydXsxBhs