Nov 8th

Ammichure
Mon 8 Nov 2010 21:42
Hi all, now in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. We left Mohammedia on Tuesday morning, not too sure where we would go next, the main choices being Agadir, further down the Moroccan coast, and Las Palmas, a much longer passage. Well the forecast from a couple of sites seemed favourable, North or North-East, max 20 knots. We set off and the forecasts seemed accurate. We soon settled down to gentle, high pressure type sailing. Wind never stronger than Force 3, usually behind or on the quarter. Main unused and foresail poled out usually square to the boat, steering the responsibility of the wind vane gear. Crew had an easy time of it, much reading and resting achieved. It became obvious that the conditions were such that if we wanted to go to Gran Canaria in one go we could, so we did , arriving at the anchorage next to the Marina at 03.00 on Sunday morning. Las Palmas in the run-up to the Arc is a special place...more of that in a few days.