Logbook – New Years Eve 2020 Alcoutim

With Cascais our next port of call, we pressed early to get ahead of the stronger winds that were expected later in the day. Cascais is extremely well protected from the North and so we rose early and headed to sea by 0730.   The forecast never really came true. Little wind and most of…

Refreshed after a good night’s sleep, we had some checks and preparation to do before we left Ushant. This time we had more judiciously planned a slack water departure to avoid the overfalls.Engine checks should that the mounts just needed a little nipping up but all else was well.I took advantage of a mooring and relatively…

As we slipped from the marina, we met our German shadow also heading South.  They had either anchored off or stayed at the alternative marina North of the Bay. We headed out of the bay and South but our shadow pressed West and that was the last we saw of them. I suspect they were…

Finally, it feels like the adventure is starting. After the delays and subsequent problems caused by Cardiff Marine, we finally have a fully sound vessel ready for sea and the next stage of the trip. Our plan was to visit the Scillies and then head South to Ushant. So with a stored and prepared vessel…

Not a great night of sleep with a late joiner to the anchorage messing with my ‘chi’. You never know how well someone else has anchored and hoe safe they are. But having arrived at night you have to assume they are experienced sailors.We awoke to a beautiful day with strong winds from the West….

The festival ran on until early morning. So as sleep became available, the clock and tide demanded we press on. So we sliped anchor at 0600 with a much reduced swell in the bay. Picking our way through the rocky entrance we headed NW to the northern Spanish coast. As the sun broke over the…