Saturday

Penzance Sailing Club's Cruisers & guests setting off on their annual Penzance to Scilly and Back race

Crossing in front of us

Rounding the Mountamopus Buoy before setting off West

Was amazed to see hundreds of Gannets in groups flying low and West

Some very dark clouds around

Penzance boat Xerxes rounding the Mopus Buoy

Jim and dogs up on the spoil heap watching the yachts

Nice run on the field

Britannia on her usual run

Afternoon walkies and this cloud was looking ominous 

Happy Bee

Day Lilies and Crinum Lilies - fortunately were sheltered from the storm by the big trees

Friday

After a really wild evening and night when all these bits blew off the Cedar Tree - hit the windows and then got swept into neat piles by the wind - caused by the gaps in the glass screens

The wind got up to Force 11 Storm Force and there were 22 "shouts" for the lifeboat over on Scilly so the Sennen lifeboat went over to assist - taking 3 hours to get there in the terrible conditions they were joined by the Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter. Pleased to report all  were OK  - which is more than could be said about some of the tents both on Scilly and in Cornwall.

Hard to believe what yesterday was like - nice morning but still a bit breezy

There had been a warning that this trip on board Scillonian III would be a little wild and bumpy

Scillonian III passing Joy of Ladram

Maisie will really miss the Swallows when they have all gone South

Grab Hopper Dredger Mannin waiting to go into Newlyn

The great British holidaymaker isn't put off by some wind and showers

Wing Foiling again

Penlee Lifeboat Ivan Ellen setting off to evacuate a French fisherman that had been injured in the storm - he was then driven to hospital

Afternoon walkies

A lot more cloud this afternoon

Thursday

Morning walkies with rain approaching from the NW

Think this is Knapweed

Lots of dark clouds around

Fun run around the field

The beginnings of Storm Evert were arriving so Jim managed to give the dogs a quick run in the field during a very brief lull in the rain. 

Swallows around again

Feeling really sad for those under canvas tonight as we have an orange weather warning for wind and rain - wind possibly gusting up to 70mph. Plenty of warnings to peg down those tents and check moorings etc.
 

Wednesday

Wednesday is Britannia day

Bright and breezy

Off she goes - on a livelier trip than she's done recently as it was quite windy

Maisie on Swallow watch

There it is !

Some rather dark shower clouds around

White caps around Britannia today

Still looking !

and waiting

A slightly different trip this time - now heading back to Southampton

Sylva Celt heading back towards Penzance/Newlyn

Coastguard helicopter came low overhead whilst I was swimming - got the downdraught which made the roof shake and the noise was shocking

Afternoon walkies

Still windy so some waves down there today

Super Common Buzzard

Plenty of dark shower clouds around

Very lively pair of dogs - think they appreciated the fact that it was cooler today