The weather today looks awful – we would not be going out in this. But as of 0600 this morning the forecast for the weekend is looking better. Here is the outlook for the following 24 hours (0600 Saturday -> 0600 Sunday). Fingers crossed… Continue reading I think we’re going to be okay
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Weather not looking great
Here’s the extended outlook from 2300 last night. Fingers crossed…
Deep Low expected Lundy area 981 late Thursday, transferring slowly northeast through Friday, expected Dogger Low 997 early Saturday, then southwest Norway 1004 by midday Sunday. New centre expected west of Scotland 1006 by early Sunday. Ridge of high pressure expected to extend northeast from Azores to northwest France during Friday, transferring south thereafter. Continue reading Weather not looking great
Night time anchoring vigil in Petalas Bay
We knew there was bad weather further north near Corfu and we could get more wind than usual that evening and we did!
It was okay as we ate our tuna and pasta on board and had our regular game of Texas Hold’em poker. Then all to bed by 2330 but the wind was really blowing by now and all I could do was listen to the noises of water splashing, ropes creaking and the boat turning from side to side on it’s anchor. Continue reading Night time anchoring vigil in Petalas Bay
Mechanical failure is very stressful
We sailed from Zakynthos to Poros today and after about 2 hours on a single close hauled tack headed in exactly the right direction decided to take the sails down so we could have a late lunch as we motored in for the final hour. Helen rightly preferred to prepare and eat lunch with the boat level rather than heeled over! Continue reading Mechanical failure is very stressful