Hartlepool
by Tim
The trip should have been a day trip on Sunday the 11th. To save having to drive up early on Sunday, 6 of us claimed squatters rights on Saturday night. After meeting at one of Hartlepool's finest Italian restaurants we departed to find Black Diamond. Someone said they knew where it was berthed so the others followed, how difficult could it be to find? The following tour of Hartlepool eventually ended in a wet scrap yard: obviously not the sort of place to find our yacht. After a slightly rolly night we went in search of our last crew member who rang to say he was nearly with us just as I was going to sleep. On return to Black Diamond we were met with bacon sarnis a safety brief and cast off . We had a day of sunshine with some cloudy bits. We didn't sail any where in particular; the wind was very light. I think the day's speed record was set by Dan at 7.4Kts or is this still in dispute? We ended up back at Hartlepool marina. By the amount of smiles during the day it was a success. Many thanks to Sailing North East especially Cal and good luck in the tall yachts racing in Spain. To find out how Black Diamond gets on, look on the tall ships web site or Sailing North East's site.
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The trip should have been a day trip on Sunday the 11th. To save having to drive up early on Sunday, 6 of us claimed squatters rights on Saturday night. After meeting at one of Hartlepool's finest Italian restaurants we departed to find Black Diamond. Someone said they knew where it was berthed so the others followed, how difficult could it be to find? The following tour of Hartlepool eventually ended in a wet scrap yard: obviously not the sort of place to find our yacht. After a slightly rolly night we went in search of our last crew member who rang to say he was nearly with us just as I was going to sleep. On return to Black Diamond we were met with bacon sarnis a safety brief and cast off . We had a day of sunshine with some cloudy bits. We didn't sail any where in particular; the wind was very light. I think the day's speed record was set by Dan at 7.4Kts or is this still in dispute? We ended up back at Hartlepool marina. By the amount of smiles during the day it was a success. Many thanks to Sailing North East especially Cal and good luck in the tall yachts racing in Spain. To find out how Black Diamond gets on, look on the tall ships web site or Sailing North East's site.
More photos.
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