Yesterday's forecast was for a westerly Force 5-7 so we decided to set off from the Dart at the relatively relaxed time of 06.00 (I'm not sure Amy and Laura would agree with this) to see what it was like.
We found a pretty steady F5 so had a fast close-reach as we headed almost due south, with a few Force 6 gusts under rain squalls. So, with 2 reefs in the main and one in the yankee we fairly flew along with plenty of spray and a few big waves over the bow.
The crew all did well in the fairly testing conditions, though we were all pretty tired by the time we reached the entrance to Trguier, some 90 miles later, at about 20.00, in heavy rain. A quick supper of chilli and rice restored us and we've all slept well so are about to go and explore ashore this morning.
Having trouble uploading photos at the moment so will try again later!
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