Friday 27th May.
Hayling Island to Cherbourg.
Start put back to 0700 as so windy (very sensible, 2 hours more in bed).
Broad reach with 2 reefs across Channel. 7 hours (a PB). 3rd over all in the Beta Fleet. Pretty good, considering our handicap (must have a word .. or perhaps a plead .. with His Eminence The Handicapping Officer .. would buying him a few drinks help?).
Saturday.
Cherbourg was nice. Dinner at the Yacht Club was good.
Sunday.
Off to Carteret. Most people stopped at Dielette for lunch. We decided to follow the advice of the Almanac instead, but Marmite sandwiches never disappoint. Sailed slowly to Carteret, arrived at HW -90 and still almost grounded. Carteret was nice.
Monday.
Jean went for a run with two esteemed fleet athletes.
We were (narrowly) eliminated in the first round of the annual CCRC petanque competition (again). Lovely BBQ.
Tuesday. Off to St Helier. This shows Arcadia sailing very nicely in the company of Dolphins.
Tuesday afternoon. After a rapid and nice sail we arrived outside St Helier Marina (via the fishing boat harbour after a minor navigational error). Eventually managed to get rafted up (odd how boats that are longer, or fatter, or older than us naturally assume that we wont mind queuing just a little bit longer).
Relaxing in St Helier. Was it a long day, or are you checking something aloft?
Bad news.. weather forecast worrying for weekend. With wedding to get back for, we opted to depart on Wednesday before the the weather became pear-shaped.
Red Apple settling into their berth.
Tuesday evening. "Safari Supper", wonderful.
Wednesday morning. Up at 0430, not so wonderful.
We left St Helier at 5.00, reached the Alderney Race at 10 am (2 knots current, less than 60cm chop), we motor-sailed across the Channel in warm sunshine and picked up our mooring at Itchenor at 10 pm.
Red Apple followed us towards the Race and then headed off to Cherbourg.
A long, but otherwise easy, day.
Arrived Chichester 2200. Nice sunset!
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