We survived 24 hours of battering gale force winds and huge seas. Winds were south, south westerly and pushing us into the Bay of Biscay. Freezing cold and rain!! Main was reefed with just a bit of genoa to steady us, but it was uncomfortable to say the least. Friday morning we made the decision to take the sails down and head towards Rade de Brest. Not at all what we had planned.....we didn't even have a French courtesy flag!! Picked up a mooring in Camaret around 10.30pm, opened a bottle of red, ate pate, cheese and crackers, and SLEPT.
Made the voyage to Douarnenez yesterday and were safely tied up to a pontoon during winds of 44 knots and driving rain during the night. Colin's birthday today.....croissants and bowls of hot chocolate for brekky and planning to explore this famous yachting centre and find some English newspapers and good food.
Will leave for Benodet tomorrow morning through the Raz de Sein with the tide. From there we'll assess the weather once again, but it's looking ominous for the next few days.
Great to follow yout progress. We are out of the water now with only the prizegiving to Look forward to. September has been lovely and Closing muster was fab. Saw some basking sharks. Are you on face book? x
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