Ria de Aveiro to Porto da Nazare
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Sat 17 Sep 2011 19:16
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Position 39:35.033N 9:04.529W Porto da Nazare
Marina
The 65nm sail from Aveiro was great with
northerlies of 15 to 25kts pushing us along so we averaged 6.5kts for the
journey. The downside was a heavy swell of 3-4mts which occasionally broke into
the cockpit. That sounds a bit over dramatic ............. substantial spray
soaked me from the waist down but the cockpit didn't fill up.
I have to confess an error on my part. There are
loads of pot markers along this coast which are very difficult to see in a
breaking swell. When we were sailing with the full main and the full genoa poled
out we ran over one whilst I was putting the kettle on. It snagged on the keel
and spun us around before releasing itself. Unfortunately the genoa
backwinded and it broke the spinnaker pole in half with a hell of a bang. It is
the sliding adjustable one and it broke off about 15 inches from the end. I will
saw it off square and rivet the old end fitting back on which will work
fine!
I may stay here for a day and explore as it looks
like the swell could be even worse tomorrow.
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