La Turballe

Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Fri 18 Jun 2010 07:26
 
47.20.788N   002.30.761W
 
Still strong North forecast but it was a bit grey in our " bassin" in the marina so decided to use the wind and after a walk we left at noon and gradually hoisted the mizzen and unrolled most of the genoa and took off quickly downwind. Lynn says she saw 32 knots of wind. The sea was "tres agitee" but it was just 4 hours down to La Turballe which is a very pleasant holiday town with big fishing boats and a marina with minimal room and really Moonbeam was a bit big for her berth.
 
          
 
         
 
 The French make a big effort to make their holiday towns interesting and locally there were lots of things to do and see. We thought the weather was poor but then learnt of the rain and flooding in the south of France and it did not seem so bad after all. A walk around town  and dinner aboard.
 
             
 
Incidentally for the Bumble Bees who think David is growing a beard it is not correct- just that natural macho French sailor man look!