After the lock was on free flow, we left. Just out from the dock we hoisted the sails, and after clearing the Humber, we furled the genoa and set the cruising chute. This we flew until the wind picked up and we needed to reduce the amount of sail we were carrying.
We passed numerous wind farms, onshore and offshore, and today they were all generating. 
Crossing the Wash, the wind was more behind us, causing the sails to flap. We tried goose winging the sails, and tried broad reaching & gyping, but neither was comfortable as we were rolling. After a while we put the engine back on as it was far steadier.
We arrived at the Wells next the Sea outer buoy shortly after 19:30. I'm really grateful that Hillary had given me their copy of the Wells Harbour year book, which included details of the route in. It would have been very difficult without the book to guide us and would have been impossible after dark.
As directed by the harbour staff, we moored another yacht on the pontoon and walked into town for dinner. A most excellent crab salad.
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