Scouse Mouse set sail from Milford Haven on May 1st this year. On May 5th at 7 a.m., she was knocked down in the Bay of Biscay. At the time, she was in the vicinity of the "Brittany" offshore met buoy and I've just been able to get a copy of the relevant historical wind and wave data. I've added...
Scouse Mouse "starting late"
For what it's worth ...
May - Scouse Mouse not ready :dejection:- hired a car and attended the start of JC14 in Plymouth.
July - set sail:encouragement:, Plymouth bound, from Liverpool.
July (same day) - tore mainsail:black_eyed:, returned to Liverpool:dejection...
Old bloke, early in the season, foul tidal gate, long passage, little boat, no engine.
I want to get to the start of the JC. The scariest part of this jaunt is not the rocks. It's the Northbound TSS.
Jon:
Sign up to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jesterchallenge/
Put your name down for the JAC16 as soon as the list is opened.
Go to the dinner, if you're free.
No worries with a van de Stadt design. Agree with all the other posts.
Robin.