The predicted wind blew up, the boat was lying across the wind with the strong tide which was due to change at two in the morning so I was worrying about the anchor dragging. The anchor alarm was on but it still made for an uneasy sleep. By the morning the wind was dropping off and we were still in the same place!
Today we had to get the tide through the Alderney Race and around to Cherbourg. It was a lovely clear and bright morning with good views of Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and Alderney and their offlying rocks. Not much wind to start with and a swell which kept the sails banging and flapping as we rolled along but once round the rather unpleasant looking overfalls of the race we were away with a good breeze and three knots of tide behind us and in no time the outer harbour of Cherbourg was in sight. A hot shower, the first in five days, followed shortly afterwards.
Distance: 34M
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