Chat 18 catamaran - a cold December sail

Another Chat 18 video, taken last week on a very cold winters day. Although I can, in theory, sail anytime (my accountant classes it as "research and development") in practice I need a reasonable wind and for the tide to be in, as my Chat is kept on a drying, tidal mooring. Unfortunately spring tides, which would allow me to sail for longest, are morning and evenings here in Plymouth. Short days really inhibit my Chat sailing, especially as I am also regularly dinghy racing at weekends. So the weather being cold was the least of my concerns. And I am not too worried about the seagull droppings, nor the build up of bottom growth (the hulls haven't been scrubbed since launching in April). So apologies for the obvious dirt! Chat is moored near the mouth of the River Tamar. On the Plymouth, Devon, shore is the naval dockyard of Devonport - the largest in Europe. While, as a complete contrast, the other shore is Cornwall and has gentle hills with fields leading down to the water. That is, except for HMS Raleigh, which is the UK's basic naval training college, complete with rifle and small arms range right on the water. They don't use it everyday, but I heard live firing as I headed up the creek. Since these are raw recruits I always worry where the bullets actually go, so sadly I had to turn back. The gunnery range has been there for hundreds of years. At low tide you can walk round the edge of the creek and still find cannon balls that were fired in practice 200 years ago. A good sail even so! And I got back to the mooring in front of our house just before dark. More on the Chat in the link below, and more videos soon! https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/2-catamarans-under-25ft/475-chat-18-daysailing-catamaran