Playa Quemada
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Mon 29 Sep 2008 08:25
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28:54.302N 13:44.127W
Left Puerto de Naos on the 27th (sept) heading
southwest along the coast, maybe making for Papagayo (at the southern end of
Lanzarotte) or even Correlejo on Fuerteventura. In the event there was no wind
to start with, then it gradually came out of the WSW, so Papagayo was a lee
shore and I didn't feel like motoring for another 8 nm to Correlejo, so turned
round and had a reasonable headsail run back to Playa Quemada (after sorting out
a magnificent Gennaker wrap!!!).
I had visited Playa Quemada in the hire car and it
is a pleasant anchorage, but a real one-horse town (we saw the horse from the
hire car). There is a decent-looking cafe/bar but having paid for the flight
& hire car I'm trying to keep 'the out-goings' down.
Yesterday was a minor 'make & mend' day. The
wiring on the windlass was investigated and found to be very loose indeed, as
were the bolts holding the windlass to the deck! Obviously been like that since
they had been fitted as the attachment bolts had locking nuts and the loose
wiring was behind a detachable panel on the windlass itself. Quality
control (or lack of) again. I suppose unless you buy something like a Halberg
Rassey you're going to get these problems. Anyway, weather is fine (sorry about
that) and I'm booked into the marina at Puerto Calero on the 1st. Hope to see a
few people on my quick visit back.
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