3rd September
Sealion
Richard Martin
Wed 3 Sep 2008 16:58
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Having spent the weekend in the Mar Manor at anchor
off a little island, swimming etc., we have returned to our winter marina at
Torrevieja to clean up the boat.
We had a great sail from Alicante down to the Mar
Manor - A close and then broad reach in 15/20knots of wind for the 45 mile trip
south down the coast (Past Torrejieva). With the usual swell one gets with an
easterly wind the boat whizzed along at 7 knots +. Alison got her first sight of
some dolpins but unfortunately they didn't stay with the boat.
The return trip from Mar Manor was again in an
Easterly of about 14knots - Made for a great beat north up the coast about 16
miles.
The last two weeks have been generally quite good
sailing, we have only used the engine for entering ports etc. - Alison is
getting slowly more confident and enjoying the peace of sailing rather than the
engine.
Well it is time to come home for a while, so we are
now cleaning up the boat in Torrevieja and will be flying home next Tuesday the
9th Sept.
I have a sailing trip with friends in Greece early
October, but hopefully will get out here in late October for a week or so before
we give up for the winter.
CLOSING DOWN FOR NOW.
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