start of the Bay of Biscay
Littlepea
Fri 20 Jul 2012 12:15
47:50.78N 05:50:28W
After a breif stop over in roscoff in the new
marina only opened in january and as yet not on the plotter and reeds asking for
feed back, we revive ourselfs from the nights befores bumpy crossing of the
channel, we leave before last light picking our way out the rocky passage. The
wind having dyed off during the day has lead to a all togeather calmer sea
state, we are meet with a modrate but less steep sea that will fade out out
as the night gose on. during the night we press on west under
power rounding Ushant coming inside the TSS we set a way point off
Finisterre some 340nm distance. during the night our hopes for a fast
passage across fade alone with the wind. As the sun rises though and the start
of a new day around of egg and bacon butties lifts the spirts and with it
the wind, filling in from the west 10-12kns just what the doctor ordered off
with the motor and out with the G1 spinniker its midday and with a clear
blue sky above a small pod of dolphins stop by to give us a cursory glace before
heading off on their own adventures. so we are currantly adding to our log
at the rate of 6.5kns a hour so on we press hoping the wind
will hold
Sacha
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