01.06.2023 Gibraltar
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Thu 1 Jun 2023 20:52
We had to have an almost continuous watch dodging pot-markers along this coast. They seem to have no regulations about making these things visible with flags or bright colours. Many are just dark plastic bottles. Our AIS transponder came back to life briefly as we were talking to a Raymarine man but was soon dead again. Shipping in the Straits of Gibraltar is fairly heavy and it would have been nice to have.
We arrived at Queensway Quay Marina. The stern-to berthing was difficult with our gear selector problem but we only had the usual minor rattling of outboard motors against neighbouring boats. We will get Volvo Penta and Raymarine technicians to sort our stuff out in the morning.
We went to Moniques Bistro near the marina for dinner and had fish and chips and a bottle of white wine.