Porto di Cugnana
Are we nearly there yet?
Mike & Sarah
Thu 8 Sep 2011 16:21
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41:01.36N 09:31.11E
4th September 2011
Our watermaker, normally our most reliable bit of
kit decided to go on strike a few days ago. Jim McDonald, the UK
agent pulled out all the stops and arranged for repairs to be carried out
in Sardinia. To avail ourselves of the service we need to position
"Footloose" in a suitable location for access, preferably without having to go
into a marina. To that end we have chosen Porto di Cugnana, a well sheltered bay
only 4 miles south of Cala di Volpe. Shelter is also important, because a
few days of Mistral are forecast for the week ahead.
Mid morning we upped anchor and motored south in a
rapidly rising southerly wind for just over an hour and re-anchord in 2.5 meters
over sand/weed. Then the shower came. Well, a bit more of a shower actually. The
heavens opened and the wind blew from the south for the next 24 hours, but at
least it gave the decks a much needed sluiceing. This was followed by
the arrival of the promised Mistral from the north west. Fortunately, being
close to the western shore the sea didn't have time to develop into anything
significant, so all in all we felt we were pretty comfortable.
On the next (Monday) morning we received
confirmation from Riccardo at Schenker that the local agent, Pasquale would be
at our boat on Wednesday morning. Things are looking up! We didn't realise how
much we had taken the value of the watermaker for granted. When one has to plan
to take on water every few days it can be quite inconvenient.
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