Heading out of Brest, we sped down the coast on a beam reach while still seeing
the remaining swell from the storm. Upon reaching the Pointe du Raz we changed
course to continue
Making a short hop of about 40nm, we left Cherbourg with the afternoon tide.
Before even getting beyond the breakwater of this large port, we were absolutely
delighted to meet a small pod
Leaving Amsterdam, we once again set off with the sunrise and began our journey
back out to sea via the Noordzeekanaal. Heading southwest with the wind from
behind, we passed by the busy
After our encounter with the quayside while entering the IJsselmeer, we decided
to take some time to fix the gearbox, as we have come to the conclusion that
this is also the most
As we left the harbour on Helgoland to refuel, the temperature warning began to
sound on the engine. So, we quickly turned it off to check for the problem.
With half the crew