Got to Meols shortly after HW cutting it fine then I remembered that I forgot the Dinghy Inflator, went back home to pick it up, by the time I got back to Meols there wasnt much water, and also realised that the inflator that I picked up had a fault which meant that it only puffed in every other stroke, so had to pump twice as hard and twice as long which meant that but the time the dinghy was inflated, there was only about 2" of water for 60 yards so i used the technique of pulling the dinghy as fast as i could so that it skimmed on it's own bow wave, a bit like ground effect on an ekranoplan only with water.
Victualled Fuelled but spent alot of time trying to figure out the vane steering - had a flash of inspiration while on the toilet will try it out tomorrow.
Strong winds forecast tomorrow, still hoping to be ready for Thursday.
Good Luck Mike....great to keep in touch.
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