12th August
Sealion
Richard Martin
Wed 13 Aug 2008 07:34
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The plan was to go up the coast to Campello
stopping on route at the island of Tabarca for lunch. Anyhow it was so nice off
the island of Tabarca swimming etc. we decided to stay the afternoon and go to
the marina at nearby Sainte Palo.
Picture is of island.
The wind did pick up as the afternnoon went on - it
was amusing watching a number of motor boats drag thier anchors while their
owners were ashore lunching. That is until the motor boat ahead of us drifted
onto us - I quickly let out some more anchor chain so he could drift by and
started up the engine so we could keep clear of him. (Whilst there were people
aboard they were clearly passengers and didn't know anything about the boat -
the owner turned up at the end of the fun). We then wound in chain as he passed
by, but it soon became clear his anchor had drag over ours. Finally I had to
lift our anchor with his hooked on the end of mine - got this off with the boat
hook and we were free at last.
With temperature in land reaching a summer high of
102 degrees or so it was nice to be on the water in a breeze. However with
temperatures like that the sea breeze picked up and our short trip to Sainte
Palo was in 22 knots of wind and a large swell over the realatively shoal
water.sending things crashing around the boat as she rolled with it beam on.
Alison survived this well - she is getting quite a sailor.
Anyway we are going slowly now waiting for Paul
& Laurens arrival on holiday in the area at the
weekend.
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