Last post until we get to La Corona

We arrived in Falmouth this morning.  It's a charming seaside town.  I only wish we could stay longer.  I think I could live here, I already picked out my house and boat :) Ok, back to voyage at hand.  

The original plan was to arrive in Falmouth and wait for at least a four day fair weather window to open before we crossed the Bay of Biscay which is approximately 500-hundred nautical miles.  We anticipated having to wait several days, but as luck would have it, an enormous high pressure has developed to the west and began moving in today. We plan to sail with the current early in the morning, this after pulling an all nighter last night, implementing our watch system. 

 

The Bay of Biscay is shallow, so while the tide is not strong, winds play a significant factor, so we will be sailing on a far west arc.  The flip side of this wonderful weather...no wind.  We don't have enough fuel to motor across the Bay of Biscay so we will have to sail, even if there is no wind.  The point is...in a perfect world we will arrive in La Coruna in four days...but having said that, nothing is perfect in the nautical world.  

Next post will be in La Coruna, Spain or somewhere in Portugal depending on where we land.  

Cheers, Mate! 

Bon Voyage to Armadek, Skipper and Crew