Blue Spirit sails to Spain

17 July 2011
14 July 2011
12 July 2011
06 July 2011 | La Rochelle
02 July 2011 | Santander
23 June 2011 | Viveiro
20 June 2011 | La Coruna
18 June 2011 | first of the Ria Alto
12 June 2011 | Isla Ons
09 June 2011
08 June 2011 | Combarro
06 June 2011 | Isla Cies
04 June 2011
25 May 2011 | Moana, Vigo
22 May 2011 | Sangenjo
20 May 2011
19 May 2011 | Muros
18 May 2011 | Portosin, Ria du Muros
13 May 2011 | La Coruna

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20 June 2011 | La Coruna
The alarm was set to wake us early so we could get some of the bulk of the journey to A Coruna out the way in case the forecast NE set in. We motored in very little wind and a slight swell for a few hours, then were brave enough to pop the kite. Wow, what a difference that made, we had 10 knts of breeze and were making a good 7knots of boat speed, the motion became quite steady. The visibility was amazing, we could see all the way across the NE coast of Spain right up to Cabo Octogal and as far back as Cabo Vilano. The extent of the wind generators on the ridges never ceases to amaze us. Spain is very environmentally aware, they must generate a good proportion of their electricity by the wind farms. With 20 mins to go, kite still up and running well by the lee, we decided to attempt to drop the the kite (as it takes us about 15 mins) before a windshift forced us onto the rocks! No problems. We slowly drifted into Coruna and moored up in the Marina Nautico. A quick walk around confirmed that this was still one of our favourite places of the trip so far. The marina wall was still covered in fantastic sea creatures.
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Vessel Name: Blue Spirit
Vessel Make/Model: Beneteau 50
Hailing Port: Poole, England
Crew: Dave, Jackie and kids

Who: Dave, Jackie and kids
Port: Poole, England