First In, Last Out

The advantage of being the first boat to arrive at a port is you get to pick the best mooring point.
The disadvantage is you could then be hemmed in by the later arriving boats who moor where they can, even if it means tying up to another boat.
You can't leave until they do so don't moor overnight in a small port if you have to be underway by a set time the next day.

Being in the middle of the huddle didn't bother us this morning. We've paced our trip well so we don't have a mad dash to the finish line this afternoon. We had plenty of time to wander around Cravant before eventually heading out at about 11.00am for the last leg.Read more