Set off this morning at 7.30, got through the large waves at the harbour mouth with the hull slamming down a couple of times. Further out the waves were ok, not many white crests but I decided that with a north easterly force 4 all day they were likely to get bigger, so decided to turn back and am moored up at Amble again.
It's all good experience, i had decided yesterday to go out largely on the wind speed - I should be able to manage a force 4. But didn't think too much about the sea state, if it had been westerly winds so that there was no fetch, then it might well have been doable.
Forecast dry today so will visit Warkworth and it's castle. Next two days are forecast jolly windy, might sail Saturday.
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