Delivery Portugal to essex

We recently had a 40 foot Jeanneau delivered from Vilamoura to Fambridge by Halcyon who I can recommend, by a delivery skipper I cant... Halycon do a fixed price delivery regardless of delays, although fuel, travel expenses and marina expenses are additional. Total cost was about £3.5k
 
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cloud7 said:
Any recommendations for taking a 12 m yacht back to UK from Portugal in August
Thanks
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If you intend to do it yourself it will depend on your experience and available time.
Going straight across the Bay isn't a problem - I've done it several times in different months, one August trip was memorable because it was flat calm and we motored all the way - make sure that you have enough fuel. A November snowstorm was also memorable.
 
25931 said:
If you intend to do it yourself it will depend on your experience and available time.
Going straight across the Bay isn't a problem - I've done it several times in different months, one August trip was memorable because it was flat calm and we motored all the way - make sure that you have enough fuel. A November snowstorm was also memorable.
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Not sure you get those in August, even in Biscay.;)
 
Yeah I was also thinking.. Why on earth would you want to come back to the UK... The place is a run down clapped out cess pit!
Surely Portugal is a lot cheaper, better food, sun, less stress.. I am sure I can think of more...
 
One problem is you can get 25 knot winds gusting 30+ around headlands and a two to three knot current against you. The gulfstream also runs down the Portuguese coast, it's usually a bit offshore, anyway I can assure you it is a total nightmare. If you do get that then plan B is sail off wind until you reach the westerlies and then turn for home reaching.
 
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