Calvi to Macinaggio (west to east side)

We didn't intend to go north around Cap Corse this day, notorious for its wind and waves, but we were lulled by the calm sea, light winds and warm sunshine...HA! As we got closer to the cape, the wind increased, as did the swells so we double reefed the mainsail in anticipation. What was supposed to be a short jaunt up the coast ended up being 10 hours and around the cape! The west coast is mountainous and rugged with few communities and few harbours. So we decided to keep going and into a marina on the east, Macinaggio. The wind had completely switched from blowing from the west to blowing from the southeast. 2 dolphins jumped beside us, which I think of as a good omen. We motored into the calm water of the marina before sunset but the wind was still blowing us. I think Bob is training me to be an Olympic standing long jumper. He keeps telling me to jump onto the dock below, with the lines, while we're a meter away, and moving!😬🤯🥺😡
It was what we call "amateur" as our lines were not clear so there was a lot of pulling and wrapping and tying and switching before we got locked down and secure Whew! Anchoring is a lot less stressful than docking but not necessarily calm. Docking vs anchoring...always advantages and disadvantages to both. Naturally, the wind dropped later and it was a calm and quiet night. 😴Read more