Needleds to Cherbourg

Champagne Murphy

Champagne Murphy

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Made the big trip today, gentle crossing although the First Mate did suffer from some mal de mer. Motor sailed most of he way and the reconned engine has performed like a dream. Some nice pics of the sunrise at the Needles but none of the entry into Cherbourg, largely through fear and pre-occupation with avoiding rocks. Hopefully off to Alderney tomorrow if C's stomach is ready! Sadly seems to be a really rubbish web connection (netbord) so I'll try to post the pics another day
 
If you make the walk up the hill from Braye, there's a little second hand shop in the high st run by former chandler and forum member Malthouse.
If you see him (can't miss him at 6 and half odd foot), ask him where my £450 is for the electronics I ordered but he never supplied!
Thieving git...
 
Well done, Bev always suffered with mal de mer about 15 to 20 miles off the Cherbourg peninsula, where some currents meet a swell.
 
Braye is off the menu for tomorrow, too much NE wind (there's a 6 in the forecast at some point and no sign of the NElys ending) into the harbour make Jack a very pukey boy by all accounts including the harbour master who I called today. Going to ride the flume to St Peter Port we hope! Did 11kts over the ground last year between Ostend and Breskens with all those sandbanks so lets hope it's just as smooth. If I report back tomorrow you'll know all is well!
 
arrived St Peter Port 1800 local time. grey start but sunny later, all on genoa (and a bit of engine until Cap de la Hague). Much less alarming than the charts and guides would have you believe. Waiting for the tide to come over the sill and debating whether to eat on board or ashore!
 
Champagne Murphy said:
arrived St Peter Port 1800 local time. grey start but sunny later, all on genoa (and a bit of engine until Cap de la Hague). Much less alarming than the charts and guides would have you believe. Waiting for the tide to come over the sill and debating whether to eat on board or ashore!
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Wait until you see wind against tide! Different place entirely.
 
Now in Beaucette after two nights in St Peter Port (the tightest boat parking I have ever done and not a scratch anywhere) followed by two nights at anchor off Sark. A wonderful bay, calm and peaceful and all completely reliant on the boat preparations. Arrived Beaucette today and the entrance is as narrow as a lock! All with the added frisson of tides and lobster pots. Well worth it though, the most tranquil marina I've ever been in.
Starting to work out the return trip and the forecast of headwinds later in the trip is not encouraging. Still, the motor is working well. An initial oil leak was repaired at Gosport, turned out to be a tiny smear of paint on the fitting surface for the crankshaft seal. Live and learn but now we don't seem to use any oil and fuel use is down by 11%.View attachment 33646View attachment 33647
 
jimi said:
Wait until you see wind against tide! Different place entirely.
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You can bet we're really grateful for the 'fair winds' wished upon us by a very elderly (and sadly unwell) submariner friend before we left. The race has been really kind to us so far, I hope it carries on!
 
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