At last - Las Galletas

Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Sat 16 Oct 2010 11:40
Our position is 28:00.44N 16:39.63W
 
Saturday October 16th 2010
 
Finally made landfall in the Canaries!  Marina del Sur, Las Galletas at 10:15 a.m. to be precise. The sun is shining in a blue sky, the wind is light and warm and the sea is clear and blue. Can't be bad.
 
Since yesterday lunchtime the passage has all been about keeping fuel usage to a minimum,while motoring or motor sailing all of the way. With only partial help from the wind and conditions  constantly changing, requiring lots of sail reefing, shaking out and tweaking. We made it here with 40 litres left in the tank after adding all our reserve cans.
First sight of land was as it became dark yesterday evening, when the lighthouse became apparent, and then by 23:00 the general lights of the Tenerife and Gran Canaria were clear. The passage last night took us down the east coast of Tenerife about a couple of miles offshore well inside the TSS so no big ships to worry about.
 
First priority was a shower and now we are cleaning, tidying up, and sorting out the boat for a stay in the marina. No time for pictures now but we will add some soon.
 
676 Nm logged in 136 hours.
 
EJW