Gibraltar
Phoebe B
Sail Ionian
Sat 30 Oct 2010 07:38
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36:08.9N 05:21.3W
Morning.
Left for Gibraltar at 8:50, no westerly gale as one
of the forecasts promised, chilly but fine. The rock looms in front of
us. John took the boat out of a tight space very well - Phoebe B is a
wide girl!
The trip down was uneventful - no wind, main
interest was we had calculated we had just enough fuel so had to keep an eye on
that. In the end had plenty as had half a knot of current with
us.
Barry had the most eventful watch, look up to see
15 squid fishing boats in front, all moving around in random directions with
huge bright lights on them to attract the fish. On top of that a
helicopter was checking them with a bright strobe light. His next
observation was a completely unlit boat on our port side, which once the
helicoptor had gone, miraculously found its lights button again. He had
just settled down and Phoebe B thought she would get her own back and switched
of the autopilot, causing the boat to slew round! The rest of the nights
watches were completely uneventful!
As Duquessa is Barrys home town, he guided us
towards a fabulous fish restaurant and Phoebe B's crew enjoyed a final night out
together - great food and beautiful location.
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