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September 21, 2023 New blog here

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We left A Coruña in the evening and after having a close up look at a giant cruise liner we went around the corner for the night so we could get a good run to Muxia the next morning. Some splendid views of the sunrise and the tower of Hercules, a lighthouse that has beenContinue reading “Finsterre”

A very uncomfortable overnighter to A Coruña from Lastres. A beautiful sunrise in another washing machine sea which the camera does not show. Our last overnighter for a while because we are a bit worried that the Orcas will eat our rudder. We are in orcas territory. These are the attacks in the last coupleContinue reading “Orcasville”

We left Ribadasella heading west but only got 12 miles down the road until the wind died. Ended up waiting for the wind in yet another unbelievably beautiful Asturian town on a hill called Lastres. I’m starting think I am in a dream. We pulled into the harbour and parked on the far right ofContinue reading “Lastres”

I’d like to say our Biscay crossing was a breeze and we got the correct weather window but unfortunately we failed. 2 nights, 3 days in a washing machine with wave heights of 3 metres coming from all directions, including underneath. We learned pretty quicky that going slow was not the best plan. Like drivingContinue reading “Biscay and Ribadasella”

We left Groix in the afternoon and did an overnighter to Ile de Yeu. A lovely comfortable downwind sail. Stopped in Yeu for a rest, swim and some food then continued over night to La Rochelle, another really pleasant, comfortable sail. La Rochelle is a lovely old port which survived the war so still hasContinue reading “La Rochelle”

We left Brest at 7am with a favourable forecast to get around the dreaded Raz de Sein halfway around the wind died and we had to motor – again. Shortly after passing the Raz de (in)sein we got 2 buoys tangled around our rudder. We managed to cut them free but it left 2 piecesContinue reading “The island of Groix”