SEARANGER ANCASTER
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Rothesay bay ??
Where am I
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Byff
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I'm interested, it looks wonderful.
BruceK
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Good shout! :encouragement: Grab yourself a cigar.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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You were very lucky to get good enough weather for a night on the hook there. In 5 yrs of cruising around Majorca we anchored in Sa Calobra many times but it was always too lumpy for an overnight stay. It is a spectacular anchorage though
jrudge
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My favourite place. When I anchor there there is usually only 1 other boat and the sunset is spectacular.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Obviously I missed out!
jrudge
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The "soller" coast I find either very rough or very flat with not much in between.
The last time I was there the wind and waves were forecast in the morning form the NE - ie along the coast. This is what happened, Colobra was calm but on exit - 3m waves or so - fortunately in the direction I was heading. Even so there were a few times the boat wanted to broach as it sat on the top of a wave. Quite a smooth ride, but hard work helming it. Round the corner at Dragonera and all was calm again.
We saw one fast boat ( Gold Riva type thing) come from the shelter of Dragonera and turn North East. i tried to signal that this plan was not going to work.
30 mins later he passed us having given up. I dont think anyone was heading that way that day!
The pleasure of heading downwind and wave ....
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Yup that is indeed the problem. The mountainous coast tends to modify the wind direction such that it is always blowing parallel with the coast in either a NE or SW direction. I remember once setting out from Soller to go to Alcudia with an E wind forecast thinking that the sea would be as flat as a flat thing. However, the E wind actually turned out to be NE and we crashed into a big head sea for about 3 hrs before finally rounding Formentor. We had a similar experience going in the other direction on another occasion when a forecast SE wind actually blew SW along that coast. That coastline between Soller and Formentor is not to be taken lightly because of the way the wind is modified and because there are no safe anchorages along it. Also, of course, it is completely exposed to any Mistral wind out of the NW. Many boats come out of Alcudia or Pollensa and think they'll have a nice day trip to Calobra or Tuent and get caught out in one direction or another
rubberduck
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Jurassic park ?
Hurricane
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And I'd dare saying that there's a decent (Spanish) fish restaurant on the right border of the beach, looking at the first of previous Hurricane's pics.
It wouldn't be the first time I'm wrong, though!
Just got back
Excellent restaurant.
Mainly fish but excellent.
SWMBO and I had a "Fruit de Mer" (or whatever the Spanish call it).
Actually, we went there a few years ago with Timbad and his SWMBO.
I had forgotten how good it was.
A bit expensive though.
MapisM
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Glad you liked it.
And since we are drifting towards culinary subjects, you might be pleasantly surprised whenever you should return to CF.
I'm not going to spoil the surprise, but I'm sure that even Deleted User, who is not a tuna fan, would be impressed! :encouragement:
And since we are drifting towards culinary subjects, you might be pleasantly surprised whenever you should return to CF.
I'm not going to spoil the surprise, but I'm sure that even Deleted User, who is not a tuna fan, would be impressed! :encouragement:
TonyR123
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and how warm is the water currently? 20+? Not been a great winter so far as unusually colder than normal and wetter so wondering if the water is colder than normal. I am no good swimming in cold sea!
At least the rain fills the reservoirs so always a positive.
At least the rain fills the reservoirs so always a positive.
jrudge
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Mallorca last week was 20.5 per my infra red thermometer.
It was Ok to swim in - would prefer a little warmer.
julians
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The water is about 21 deg celcius round majorca at the moment, normally its around 24 deg celcius by this point of the year.
TonyR123
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cheers both - useful to know it is usually around 24. Out next week so hopefully warms up a tad more. Think I can manage 21 after a few beers 
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.julians
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If you download the sea conditions app for your phone you can view the water temp all over the med, and it seems quite accurate.
julians
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Water temp around mallorca tends to peak at around 28 deg c during august
jrudge
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December was nice. I have been there every month since and the weather has generally been poor - rain mostly, wind, storms, cloud. This week still rain. I keep assuming it will break on my next visit only for it not to happen.
A friend lives in Malaga. Similar storey. Meanwhile UK has a heat wave.
julians
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My wife is out for a few days from tomorrow , shes not happy with the forecast. Im next out for a few days in 2 weeks time, hoping for things to improve by then.
TonyR123
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thanks - can never have enough weather apps, but this one also has water temp. another one to look at on top of windfinder, predictwind and passageweather.