With high pressure moving across us, we didn't expect much in the way of sailing for the passage from Trebeurden to Roscoff but were delighted to find a 10-12 knot breeze. Ok, it was on the nose so we had to beat, but that was preferable to the alternative of burning diesel and we had a favourable tide to make our tacking angles look respectable.
Roscoff is best known, of course, as a major ferry port and, until a few years ago, yachts were limited to the old, drying harbour. However a very well appointed marina has been built just south of the ferry terminal and it's accessible at all stages of the tide; you just have to be careful with the current that runs through it.
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| The old port at low tide - you have to lean your boat against the tyres and the tide recedes and dry out |
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| The north entrance to the new marina, with the ferry terminal in the background. You can see the swirling current in the water |
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| Looking south into the marina |
The marina staff are super helpful and meet arriving boats in big inflatable RIBs with powerful engines. Their boats have big soft fenders on the bow so they can nudge boats against the current in required.
A walk into the old town took about 15 minutes and it's a very attractive place.
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| Eglise Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz |
The town was fairly touristy but we found a creperie that whose clientele were mostly locals and have a very good lunch.
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| Galettes (savoury crepes) with local cider from a small jug, drunk from pottery cups |
As ever we had an eye on the forecast. We had wanted to head further west out to Ile d'Ouessant (Ushant) but it was pretty clear that we'd then be faced with a lot of motoring to get back. Wednesday's forecast offered the last chance of a sailable westerly breeze to we decided that we'd head for Treguier. More to follow.
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