Dieppe

We had a long, shaky but sunny sail from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Dieppe, about 10 hrs. Circumstances 15-25kts of wind coming in from behind. Even though we already started with quite a reefed sail, we soon discovered only using the gib was the way to go. The waves were LARGE, but most of them rolled underneath us. Sailing into the harbour also was quite the challenge, but Bart and Nimrod created some cool video footage.

After we arrived we discussed whether after such a long day we should set sail for Cherbourg (110 nm+/-) the next day. We decided to wait for the morning and do some more research. After we both did our own type of research talking to some other boats in the harbor (Bart) and looking at different weather forecastd and routing options (Bel), we decided to go!

But not before we walked around Dieppe and likely ruined croissants for the rest of our lives since we had THE best croissants we have ever had for breakfast. They were long gone before we could take a picture as proof.

Today will be the first night we will sail with the two of us, we're a bit nervous but the circumstances are okay so we feel good about it.Read more