After a few days rest we were ready to head South again and with a Northerly wind we made good progress under sail.
In the early afternoon we had enough wind to reef and with a strong bow wave we were treated to dolphins at the headland.
The coast itself was more mountainous than further North and the anchorage, and although breezy, the anchorage had good holding and was a good spot for the night.
Navionics After the early boat move, we settled our bill, refuelled and departed for the next leg to Les Sables. This is the starting point fo the Vendee Globe race and somewhere I was interested in visiting. Despite early damp and drizzly conditions the day’s sail was good with building winds and a steady run…
Day 1 – The adventure begins… After too long in the yard and not long enough to make her insides look pretty, it was time to push on and do some sea trials. We had sailed her before but with changes to the running and standing rigging and a new engine, there where lots…
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….
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…
In the shadow of the Swansea Lifeboat station (very handy) we spent a very good night at anchor. The wind from the north is diverted by the hills and the tide is high but offshore so you are rarely on a dreaded ‘Lee Shore’. The anchor alarm did no off several times but it was…
Luarca Harbour- Navionics With steadily growing winds the trip West from Gijon was entertaining. We started under engine until the breeze started to lift and by early afternoon we had all sails up and a reef in the main. The sea breeze seems to build consistently every day and can be 25kts by 1800. This…