47:38.6N 3:27.0Wto port tudy

6 May – boring motorsail East

 

Depart Ste Evette 0630

Arrive Port Tudy, Ile de Groix 1700 60 miles

 

Wind Ef1/2 (on the nose again), still very cold

 

Full ski thermals again (getting a bit wiffy as worn every day). Slipped at first light without waking crew . Went S of Glenans then “tacked” 20 degrees to try and keep the main working a bit. Port Tudy surprisingly full, so tied up alongside a Frenchy. Managed to get the power cable to reach so could get the kettle on (remember, for Jane’s hw bottle) and the fan heater goin. First beer in a grockle trap on the front, but Rosemary did manage to get a couple of baguettes FOC from the next door hotel, and then sniffed out a magnificent bar just up the hill with draft Guinness and Kilkenny, free tuna rillettes and bread – and the barman was a John Lennon lookalike. So we stopped for a second (which made it three!) Just  reward after a boring 11 hour motor.

 

Great photos of bar on Jane`s ipad – we must get the software to transfer it to my laptop. Will show you when we can.