Another day, another problem solved. Yesterday’s challenges revolved around the ability to obtain a forecast, not only for our days passage but so that I could assess whether we needed to press on beyond La Coruna because of weather conditions at Cape Finistere next week for the following crew. Despite repeated re-boots, calls to Gandalf... Continue Reading →

Ribadeo proved to be a very sociable place. After squaring up for our berth we put a wash on in the laundry room where we met Steve and Fae. We were on our way to our long anticipated ‘dirty pint’, it being our first since leaving France and they joined us for a drink. The... Continue Reading →

As expected we had to motor for the remainder of the crossing in light winds through a lumpy sea left over from the unexpected gale. With the prevalence of AIS (Automatic Identification System) to identify shipping it is easy to be lulled into watch-keeping from the screen but a couple of incidents re-enforced the need... Continue Reading →

The Parasailor had provided us with good speed and distance but as the afternoon gave way to the evening, the wind backed and strengthened to what we now consider to be the limit for carrying the monster sail on a reach of 20kts true. Reverting to reefed white sails, we were able to bear up... Continue Reading →

Mindful that the time is passing and with the prospect of being headed by the wind later in the week, we are keen to get as far west as possible along the Spanish coast before the wind turns against us. We planned to get away at first light Tuesday morning to catch the last of... Continue Reading →