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It's great to have a local with expert knowledge here, thanks Terry. Looe. I saw the 'little beach' as I drifted in with the rising tide. Lots of youngsters launching their racing boats there. Thought of landing there but was sure that I'd be in the way if I left the boat and besides I'm very fond o...

Thanks Terry. .When I last went in there it was with the very early flood on a spring tide, which carried me up river at a good speed - almost too much speed for me to get my bearings and work out where to moor. I did consider going alongside the quay just downstream of the scrubbing platform but co...

Super photos again Jeff You did the right thing by staying outside Looe as there is hardly any room in there , besides drying out at LW. The only 'visitors' accommodation is alongside a rough stone wall at the 'scrubbing off berth. and if you occidentally chugged past it you'd find things very confi...

Sorry to have started a hare running with this katabatic stuff but the discussion is interesting. Being a simple soul I only had a vague idea of how the physics worked.. I presumed that warm daytime air was cooled on clear nights due to radiation, which made it denser and thus rush down the hill and...

Superdupa photos Jeff. I'm very impressed. Places like that are lovely to anchor in when conditions are right, as you've discovered. Even if you do get a bit of rock and roll from swell you soon get to tolerate the motion and have a good sleep. After all a bit of motion is what makes the difference ...

Thanks for posting the picture of my little boat Jeff. If you have more I'd be pleased to see them. The one you posted shows that there is full kneeling headroom on a Paradox.. I'm not sure that your daughter will pleased to see that picture of her sat on the loo in 10 or 12 years time, though....:-...