June 15

June 15, 2011

Trip: Cherbourg to Guernsey.

We left Cherbourg three hour for the stat of the wild current around Alderney.
This current which is called "The Race of Alderney" can reach speeds of 8 knots.
The weather was good, nice wind from the South-West.
We were in time for the Race and then it really took us in the Bay of St. Malo with incredible speed.
The weather however became worse, visibiliy went down to 1 mile and Andrej was lucky enough to find himself steering in heavy rain.
Suddenly however the ky broke open and by the time Dima took over from the soaked Andrej the sun was shining again.
We arrived in Guernsey at 20:00 our time (19:00 UK time and 17:00 UTC)
Anyway we arrived at High Tide so the entrance to the Marina was easy.
Nice Marina in the middle of town. Marks & Spencers just 50 meters away from us.
Also here we saw the first Palmtree.

Next morning: sun was shining brightly and it is going to be a fine day of rest.

Keep you posted.
Cees, Sam, Andrej and Dima.