40:08.844N 8:51.579W Figueira da Foz

Bluetarn
Wed 22 Oct 2008 16:38
Spent a happy night at anchor at Aveiro. The pilot book warned of poor holding, but our conservative anchoring technique (45lb CQR and 5 times the depth of chain) ensured that we didn't drag our anchor. An interesting sight nearby was a small yacht "kebbabed" on the long bowsprit of a large yacht. The sprit was between the forestay and the mast of the small yacht. The small yacht had either dragged onto the large one or else they had come together when the wind changed yesterday. There seemed to be nobody onboard and there was nothng we could do as the winds were too strong.
We set off at 0900 with northerly winds of force 6, gusting to 7 and had a fine sail in bright sunshine. However no suntan was gained as we were in full oilskins to combat the cold winds and the odd dollop of water.
Figuera da Foz is at the mouth of the Rio Mondego. Two moles extend out to sea with a sand bar between them. We reached in near to low water with a minimum depth of 2.9m on the echo sounder. However, we were soon inside and made our way to the snug little marina which is where we now lie. T

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