The Rock and Filey Bay.

It was a strange kind of sea.  The wind was from the southeast and freshening so we had the waves building from that direction but we also had the leftover swell from the northeast.  The mizzen was up but wasn't doing much and the wind was dancing around so much that trying the main or genoa was really a waste of time and effort.  So we plugged uncomfortably on motor tacking on and off shore until we arrived at Scarborough's North Bay and went inshore seeking what shelter we could from the bight  of the bay.  I did think about tucking in for the night in the corner but the northeast swell  was breaking menacingly on the beach at the base of the cliffs.  So another tack out past the rock, zig-zagging our way southwards until we reached Filey bay.  Tucking in behind Filey Brigg, the reef that reaches out and protects from the worst of that northeast swell.  There is a tidal set in Filey bay that holds you sideways to the swell sometimes and it can be right giggly in Tutak so we put a bridle on the anchor chain to hold us in the right position.  This does put you sideways onto the tide but with our oversize gear it was not a problem.  The Delta anchor has been super sized to 16kg from the already beefed up 10kg.  The recommended weight for Tutak is 6kg but I don't ever move with the big 16 so I sleep soundly, with is what I did that night after a rather nice vegetable curry.

 Filey in all its glory.