Leg 1: A Biscay Blow.
Kasuje
Stephen Rodwell
Tue 11 Sep 2007 12:30
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Captains Log
The second section of our passage from Troon to
Porto started at Falmouth where we we moored up along with the big boys. Three
of the clipper round the world racers and their very apprehensive crews. They
were making the final preparations before passage to Liverpool and the
commencement of the race.
  Kasuje
in with the big
boys.
Bruce and Angela still smiling after a Biscay blow.
Bruce and Angela joined us for our leg south across
the notorious Bay of Biscay before following the Northern Spain and Portuguese
coasts to Porto.
The Bay lived up to it's reputation even at this
late summer time with 30 hrs of 30 -35 knot winds,gusting to 45 knots, and swell
you could ski down! But Kasuje came into her own and looked after us very well,
these Hallberg Rassy people really do know a thing or two about yacht
design.
The natural world also joined us with sightings of
Fin whales on three occasions numerous pods of dolphins and a visit from a
Warbler hitching a ride on his migration to North Africa.
Warbler hitching a
ride
Gulls off Finistere
Around Finistere we were further treated with huge
flocks of gulls feeding on the crabs in the lee of Finistere cliffs, this on a
beautiful still evening was a real treat for us all
 
Even gulls can look beautiful
Kasuje is now safely moored in Lexioes
marina Porto awaiting the arrival of the Portuguese
Pirates!
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