Hi everyone,
Our 270nm passage from Quinto do Lorde Marina in Madeira to Playa Francesa on Graciosa was a fast sail over a choppy grey sea and under a sullen grey sky. Winds were NE 12-18 with gusts mostly to 25 but one to 30 knots. Zen Again loved it but a little sun would have cheered the crew. At least it was a beam reach and not another close reach.
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| Grey! |
Here are the usual plots...
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| Track |
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| Arrival |
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| Graphs |
We logged 257nm during the 47 hour passage, for an average boat speed of of 5.5 knots. That pretty good for us. In contrast to the same passage in 2021 we passed Ilhas Desertas to windward which avoided its lee.
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| Passing Ilhas Desertas |
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| Sailing under a grey sky |
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| A little sun on day 2 |
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| Entering the anchorage in light rain |
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| Party boats in the anchorage |
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| A view of Graciosa |
Sadly our foredeck leak isn't yet fixed. Time to start removing the headliner to see where it's coming from. Some years ago we removed the side paneling in forepeak and quarterberth, and headlining in the quarterberth. Time to finish the job perhaps.
We expect to stay here for a night or two before heading onward to Lanzarote. We're here with OCC Macaronesia Cruise sv Asteria and at least one other OCC boat.
Looking forward to some trade wind sailing in the months to come!
Trust all's well where you are.
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