27.05.2023 Calpe, Costa Blanca, Spain
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Sat 27 May 2023 20:08
We had a rough crossing from Formentara to mainland Spain. We were driven below deck at one point by water over the deck and kept watch on a ipad while the local fishing fleet circled around towing enormous stuctures behind on long lines.
We arrived at Calpe and before we could anchor we were told we were on a yacht race finish line and had to move. We discovered we had a problem with the saildrive clutch at this point and it took a lifetime to engage gear just moments before a dozen giant carbon-fibre sails bore down on us. We anchored outside the port in a large swell.