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Cruises 2010

Here are some of the highlights of this year's cruising activities:

Day Sail June 5th

The Dinghy and Cruiser day sail to North Weir Point was a very successful day, with glorious weather and light favorable winds.
Although several dinghies, dayboats, and two cruisers were sailing from the club in that general direction, a hardcore of four dinghies, and Enterprise with their crews made it all the way to the shingle banks for their picnic. Every one was enthralled with the magic of the river mouth on such a warm calm day, a complete contrast to the threat it can be under more adverse conditions. It was the first time most of us had set foot on these extreme ends of the Orford Ness with their sheer shingle ramparts that fall so steeply into the water.
For the return journey the wind had veered enough to the East to mean that only a few tacks were needed at the north end of Orford, and all boats returned home without incident. *Photos in the 2010 photo gallery*

Spring Bank Holiday

Five boats took part in the Bank Holiday Cruise... Moonshine (Janette & Michael's new boat) is now safely in the river at Slaughden after a very exciting sail round from the Deben and a couple of interesting (i.e. scary) nights at anchor in Butley Creek in storm force winds with the other SSC cruisers (Enterprise, Irene, Galatea and Whisker) *Photo in the 2010 photo gallery*