Cruising up the Lynher on board our Chat 18 catamaran

We try to get out on the water whenever we can, either sailing a dinghy or a catamaran. But sometimes, as on this trip, sails would have no use. So we motored our Chat 18 instead. Once again up the river Lynher, this time past Forder and on further west, to Dandy Hole. This is a very popular anchorage as it has deep water even at low tide. But we were able to anchor for a lunch stop in the shallows. Hard to believe we were only two miles from the largest naval dockyard in Europe! We use OpenCpn on our old OLPC XO laptop as a chart plotter - we've been using it like this for 15 years. All the world's charts on one SD card. USB GPS. Splash proof screen, 12v supply, daylight viewing. Running on Linux. As we motored along past Antony and Whacker Quay we discussed fitting a bimini. "no need" we said "it's never that hot in England". After lunch we said "let's go home, it's too hot here". So we did. Fitting a bimini has now moved further up the "must do" list! As always, no audio on this short video More on the Chat 18 here https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/2-catamarans-under-25ft/475-chat-18-daysailing-catamaran and the similar Skoota 18 here https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/6-powercats/489-skoota-18