We're cruising again, this time with crew. Great friends Barbara and Steve, veterans of several voyages aboard Maunie, and her predecessor Gentoo, have joined us and it's lovely to have their company. After a wild (30 knots) shakedown sail on Tuesday, we crossed the Channel on Wednesday in a 'game of two halves' passage. For the first 4-5 hours we had no wind but the westerly breeze then kicked in for a very nice beam reach into Guernsey. Shame the visibility was less than a mile for most of it!
We're now in the Victoria Marina, St Peter Port, and the conditions are still and sunny so our onward passage to Brittany later today will be a motor, unfortunately.
A few photos from St Peter Port:
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| The view towards the harbour |
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| The entrance to the marina, with a cill (under water dam) retaining water to keep the visiting yachts afloat when the tide drops |
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| In the outer harbour there are some all-tide access pontoons which were very busy |
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| There's a big tidal range here |
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| The dawn arrival of a cruise ship |
Hi there, we have just bought a Vancouver 38 (same year as yours) and would really appreciate a chat with you about your deck and your views on this. My email is davidkkite@gmail.com or corinnemcgrath47@gmail.com or whatsapp 07772438123
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