Bayona to Pavoa de Varzim 3

Cerys
Sat 18 Oct 2008 16:05

Position 41:36.475N 008:51.813W

Saturday October 18th

16h05

Wind N Force 2

Sea State Calm

Visibility Good

Heading 168 T°

Under: Main Motor

Speed 7.8 Kts

 

 

In Portuguese waters

 

Hit very dense fishing grounds. Floats with 1m poles some with flags and some with just branches difficult to spot into the sun. Went over one, no damage to either of us.

 

In all this dodging we have torn our cruising chute first time out of the bag. Think it tore on the RADAR. Got it down quickly and now motoring.

 

Ruaidhri Prendergast