La Bamba – Voyages of sailing boat La Bamba

Fair winds to Yarmouth

Saturday 23 May

Leaving Old Harry we had 6-10 knots from the North West and we soon got Lily the Pink up to drift us along happily at 4-5 knots.

Hanging out with Harry

Friday 22 May

The tide came in and we soon got off our little mud mound.

Having done a quick foal check on Lymington sea wall (6 – doubled from last time!) and having got very excited about seeing a cuckoo – normally I only ever hear them – we set off on Thursday with light winds and sunny weather. My favourite!

Ticking off those jobs!

Lymington May 2-5

We have spent a few days on the dock doing jobs while others go out sailing. This doesn’t bother us as we are going to get a lot of miles under our hull later this year!

First sail of the season

Saturday 18 April

On Saturday we took La Bamba out for a first season shake down sail and it was also a birthday sail with novice crew Paul (yes his birthday) and my BFF Caroline.

Winter jobs

Early 2026

This winter, despite spending 6 weeks skiing, David has been very busy on La Bamba. This blog is for the techie nerds and gives a glimpse into the hard paddling underwater that the swanlike glide of the yacht seldom reveals….