Thank you Paolo

We're back in Portsmouth after a great, if cold, sail back from Chichester.

The plan was to get up at 5:15 to be away by 5:30, but yours truly didn't finish setting the alarm on his phone before going to sleep. And one of the problems with our new mattress is that it's so damn comfy that I slept so well. It wasn't until I was woken by Kirsty that I knew the alarm hadn't gone off. A quick calculation of water over the sand bar at Chichester Harbour entrance meant we could still get out of the harbour with enough water.

Once past the bar we were able to get out the sails and enjoy the sail. With around 20 knots Pixie was making short work of the journey. It was a bitterly cold northery wind, but when it's cold we break out Paolo Nutini and move around to warm up. Kirsty dances, my moves can't really be described as dancing and are best left off the camera!

We were in our berth by 9, and have just had breakfast.

- Posted from our berth in Portsmouth