Chenal du Four
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 15 Jul 2008 10:22
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They say if you time it right the
passage is easy down the notorious Chenal du Four and Raz de Sein. Sunday
the thirteenth seemed a good date to us.
We left L'Abewrac'h at high water
Brest minus three against a foul tide, to be abeam Le Four at high water
Brest (slack water); off La Forumi buoy at high water Brest plus two and
entering
the Raz at high water Brest plus five as the stream
goes slack. The last ten miles would then be against a weak foul stream.
Anchoring in Ste Evette can be done easily at any time.
 We left L'Aberwrac'h at ten past ten,
this is skipper at Le Four at one o'clock.
 
 The Joseph Soar (ex RNLI) - passed us
(we have seen him before in Fowey and St Peter Port), us half way along the
Chenal and me at the end, before the Raz turn. Note flat calm
water.
I make this sound so easy, it is a
passage that needs careful consideration and utmost respect. If you don't use
this route it is a fifteen mile seaward route round the Chaussee de
Sein.
 
 La Plate marks the turn at the end of
the Raz (pronounced Rarh) de Sein. Pictured with La Vielle, and La Vielle on her
own (that's the famous photo seen with thirty foot waves-real or
not??).
 Skipper with the Raz behind us, being
as little as an hour early/late here can make for a turbulent time. Now
just another ten miles or so to Ste Evette.
 Arrived and anchored in Ste Evette at
five to nine. We were told the next day there had been ninety-three boats at
anchor or on visitors buoys, all gone when we woke.
Two or three days here to explore
Audierne and check the Azores high is in place before BISCAY (der, der, der, the
big crossing !!! infamous or friendly, report to follow)
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