Almerimar Marina
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Sun 21 Aug 2011 15:11
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36:41.72N 02:47.48W
Sunday 21 August 2011
Distance Run 64 Miles
We expected this to be a 12 hour trip so we were up
at 5am to be ready to leave at 6. We checked the weather forecast and big
seas were forecast off Cabo da Gata, which is a windy headland to the south of
us we have to go around before we sail westwards again. We know this
headland well because we had to shelter at anchor there from 40 to 50 knot winds
(severe gale 9 and touching storm force 10) 6 years ago on our way east.
The sea state looks better tomorrow but the wind direction is due to come from
the west which would be on the nose.
After deliberating for ages we decided to risk it
and left shortly before 8.30am. The sail turned out to be fine and the sea
swell was not as bad as it had been yesterday. We checked in at
the marina about 6.30pm which turned out to be a quick excercise because they
had our details in their system from years ago.
We showered, enjoyed 'boat spaghetti' as Helen
calls it and off to bed.
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