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