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Report from Steve Fraser in Brittany |
Class Captain's Cruising News - Sunday 2nd August
Arrived in the sunshine at l'Aber Wrac'h yesterday evening after two days from Guernsey, with a stop overnight on a buoy at Perros Guirec. A rough but sunny crossing last Friday saw me in Cherbourg, and it's been a bit uphill since then, though the passage to Guernsey via Alderney was quite pleasant. A long sail/motor to Perros was followed on Saturday by a beat in what started out as murky drizzle and became a brisk 4 NW on the veer, which carried me quickly down the coast, though the effect of a faint but noticeable flood meant that I had to tack out to sea again at Ile Vierge, which luckily didn't affect the bread dough!
A very low tidal coefficient (36%) helps a lot on this coast..
The wind was forecast to stay in overnight, but by the time I got here it was quite feeble. so I decided to spend an idyllic evening in one of my favourite Breton harbours, cooking the bread and making supper after a stroll ashore, and the first glass in Brittany this year in this excellent bar with great music and free internet!
This afternoon I'm going on to Camaret, where I might be lucky enough to see the arrival of Pascal Bidegorry in the rade de Brest, back from his and Franck Cammas' record_breaking attempt on the Atlantic.
More as we have it...
Steve Fraser
Posted by She Taylor
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