Setting off - maybe
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Sun 7 Mar 2010 17:31
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I might leave here tomorrow morning as the weather
looks sort of ok. At least no gales forecast. I have been having a look at
Spanish, French and Portuguese met office forecasts. The worst they are giving
are between North and East 6/7s. It is very variable as I have had up to 20kts
in the marina but now it is 3.5kts. There are quite big seas forecast but
nothing like I had before.
The problem is most of the ports along this coast
either require entry within an hour of high water and or you can't enter in
swell conditions or northerly winds. The nearest non-tidal any weather port is
Luarca which is 45nm and sounds like a nice little place. They have some
visitors buoys so that's good.
If I don't get in there it will be going dark so I
might as well carry on to Coruna which is about 120nm. Leaving here at
first light 0700 I should be in Coruna in time for breakfast on Tuesday. There
are a few places I could get in before Coruna but I now have a rule that I only
go into new places in daylight unless I am really stuck. It is a pity the
weather is not better as there are some lovely little places I would like to
visit.
Minka is now back on the arrival berth which is
handy for the office. I have been in and settled up. I can't think of anything
else I need to do except finish off a bottle of wine to save it getting
spilt.
Cheers |