Gijon to Viveiro

Well after a week back on the boat we had made precisely no progress toward St Lucia. We stuck our head our time of the port 2 days ago to find 6 metre swells and 30 knots of wind both from where we are going. After a 10 mile trial we head back to the birth and a well earned beer. I can tell you 6 metre swells focus the mind.

But yesterday morning we set off in less the perfect conditions with a view to battling our way to viveiro 75 miles up the coast. The wind, swell and rain forecast were very varied depending on what model you looked at so we new we would have to deal with anything. As it turned out the first 4 hours were lite wind from the wrong direction so a gentle tack miles off shore to start . Then a wind shift and a tack we had a parallel run down the coast. Until we ran into 35 knot of breeze and 4 metre swells all night. I am almost never sicky but i did feel pretty bad for a stretch. We arrived in Viverio after mid day and it felt like we had had a battle. But we had bitten off 75 miles of the 3500 mile journey. I hope they are not all this difficult. Our day in viveiro was filled with normal sailing chores. Shower beer and bout up keep. Today’s. Jobs bleed the heating hot water system, Engine checks, re attatched topping lift. Bled oil system to generator and heating.Tomorrow is another hopRead more