Gulf of Cadiz

Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Sun 4 Nov 2007 09:05
34:58.47N 008:44.92W

A very rough night with F6-7 winds from the SE and 2m waves. As usual the
forecast did not match the real world which was for F5 from the east.
Smashed my last remaining glass cafitiere in the early hours. For those of
you paying attention, yes I did have three onboard.

The cockpit was too wet so Lori and skipper hid below looking out at the
breaking waves every 20 minutes. Not quite as bad as Biscay but close. Only
saw the lights of one or two ships in the distance, plenty of stars and a
planet that looked like a bit like something on the horizon.

By sunrise we crossed into Moroccan waters and are now about 100 miles NW of
Casablanca and the sea has calmed down and the winds are lighter. Expect to
be in Safi for breakfast on Monday.