44:30.646N 10:01.826W Shake, Rattle and Roll

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Madeleine and Martin
Sun 30 Sep 2012 11:43
Just a short blog to confirm that we finally left Guernsey last Thursday as
advertised – not without some teeth sucking as the weather predicted a fairly
rough exit down channel. We were not disappointed. However, the benefit was
escaping the next incoming Low with associated repeat bad weather. Seemed to be
a danger that we would spend the winter in St Peter Port.
Four days later we are about 150 miles North West of Corunna; our aim was
to stay away from the perennial gales off Finisterre but instead we have fallen
into a hole with no wind at all. Now rolling gunn’l to gunn’l – if we had a gun
deck it would be awash – in the large swell caused by the weather we have been
avoiding. However, the sun is shining and the skipper is in shorts. Those with
faint hearts should turn away now.....
M and M |