Today, Friday, we had a very easy day in Cherbourg. Yesterday was a 16 hour thrash from Royal Clarence marina in Gosport which was meant to be force 4-5 winds and ended up f6-7 with a touch of 8.
We motorsailed out of Portsmouth and past Bembridge. Away from the Isle of Wight the wind picked up and we had a wonderful sail for 5 hours. Then the wind rose and we had to reef. In the end we dropped the fore sail and motorsailed with a double reefed main into F7 in very choppy steep waves. We gritted our teeth and carried on. Unfortunately we arrived late in the dark and had the rotten job of spotting the entry lights for 3 levels of harbour among the myriad lights of twinkly Cherbourg. It took half an hour to get safely into the marina. But what a relief. We made it, aching and dog tired. Here she is. Next stop? Winds and tidal races permitting, Guernsey.
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