SpainPort de la Clota42°7’6” N 3°8’30” E
April 6, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Heading north to the very large bay of Rosa's. Anchorage in 4m of sand with good wind and swell protection. Our antifouling makeover is working and we gained exceptional speeds on light winds!!! TimeRead more
SpainCala Montjoi42°15’0” N 3°13’48” E
April 8, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A 4am start to the day with unexpected strong winds forcing us towards the shore needing another 10m of chain to be put out and anchorage in three meters. Barcelona fun train trip via Girona cancelledRead more
FranceRade du Pradeau43°2’12” N 6°9’24” E
April 10, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Spain to France - an uneventful cold ok miserable crossing with one hour sailing, the remainder engine assist. However crossing the Gulf of Lyon is always risky and I will take no wind versus 30 knotRead more
FranceEze Railway Station43°43’18” N 7°21’36” E
April 12, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Be careful what you wish for! After a wonderful day exploring the quaint town of Hyères we made the decision to keep moving East to avoid the strong NW winds coming across France. It had been a dayRead more
FrancePointe de Rompa-Talon43°41’54” N 7°19’60” E
April 12, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Moving to a better position in the bay to avoid the wind and swell. This whole area is absolutely spectacular.
3.25nm 0:54:23
FranceBaie de l'Espalmador43°41’48” N 7°19’24” E
April 13, 2023 in France
Never before have we been on anchor with the waves crashing before reaching us. Also we ended up closer to shore and over rocks. With the wind forecast worsening we were forced to move around theRead more
ItalySpiaggia di Diano Marina43°54’0” N 8°4’54” E
April 14, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
😭 Where do I begin. After being battered by 1.5m waves breaking over our bow at anchor yesterday late and an emergency engine into the sheltered bay next door, we proceeded to be hit with 35 knotRead more
ItalyMarina di Andora43°56’48” N 8°9’6” E
April 15, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Molo Cavour to Andora. An early short trip to another bay speaking shelter from this horrible swell. Enough said.
4.94nm 1:27:03
ItalyPorto di Loano44°7’60” N 8°15’54” E
April 15, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Andorra to Marina Loana. Ok so basically we couldn't do it anymore. What's up with the swell on this coastline - if it wasn't for our trip here to mtb at Finale Ligure I would avoid this part of theRead more
FrancePuntalle42°42’24” N 9°15’24” E April 26, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Using our predict wind trial with departure planning and ready to leave this coastline we chose a suitable timeslot and crossed to Corsica. Grateful for the ferry avoidance task to keep us awake onRead more
ah yes, this is one of my favourite past times...taking pics of my husband sleeping...I have many of them ha ha [Beth Read]
