As mentioned below, we meet some pretty amazing boats along the way! Here’s one that Erik owns, ‘Awaken’, based near Cassis in France, I am sure he will be winning a lot of races soon. But at the moment, we got a chance to play, here’s Yulia in action
What can I say! We finally did it. After 2 failed attempts, we are through and berthed (very snugly, mediterranean style, i.e. no pontoon), in the port of Estepona! The Strait is an absolute bitch, but a very interesting exercise. There are 2 things, one is wind, the other - general and, more to the [...]
We attempted to go through the Gibraltar strait this morning! Did all the proper sailing rituals, like waking up in the middle of the night and all that, but it was not to be.
30 knots on the nose, pretty big waves, fog, just about everything. First the oil indicator collapsed, then, while investigating that [...]
Here’s a video The Admiral put together, great fun!
1 month visitor mooring in Brighton - GBP 900
1 month visitor mooring in Camaret (across the channel) - GBP 160
I’ll report back on what the 740 pounds doesn’t buy you in Camaret. Both are pontoon moorings. Crazy.
This is our first post! Hurray!