Since one low pressure system after another are passing this part of the world, we had to do something. For two weeks in a row we had nothng but SW and W winds, i e right on our nose.

This weather has caused floodings with people becoming homeless and even a few casualties in Central Europe (Slovakia, Austria and Germany). In Sweden too, all the raining has caused floodings, as in the UK.

No reason for us to feel sorry for ourselves, for these persistent headwinds and a few rainshowers.

Anyhow, today the forecast was SSW backing to S and then decreasing and backing further to SE, before increasng again tomorrow and veering to SW (what else?)

Although we've had a great time here in the UK and Guernsey, we are getting a bit itchy now and would like to go to S Brittany ASAP.

Thus we made the 60 miles 'jump' to Perros-Guirrec on the 'Côtes d'Armor' in N Brittany ( pos. N 48,48 W 02,26). A bay, outside the town, well shelterd from anything 'without a North in it' with five visitor's bouys.

The wind turned out to be weaker than predicted and SW (!) most of the day so we motorsailed all day except two hours.

Interesting for me, since I never tend to motor any significant distances otherwise, but here in the Channel, it seems from the local sailors we have been talking to, that anything except strong headwind is considered a good weather window !! Thus we motored the equivalent distance as from Västervik on the Swedish mainland to Visby on Gotland. The latter being something I would never even consider doing...

Well, one's mindset change, for the good and the bad, Man is an extremely adaptive species...

As a maybe discouraging aside, we have now covered 950 miles since we left Falsterbo in Sweden and even though I hate to admit it, we've been motoring most part of those miles. The only REALLY nice sailing thus far, was that first night from river Elbe and out on the North Sea. We are in good hope for that to change soon enough though. (after successfully made it through the 'Raz de Sein' to Isabelle's 'homeland' S Brittany.



We tied up to the bouy at 7PM and fell a sleep immediately after dinner. We were up already at 5AM this morning to leave St Peters Port on the high tide.
more to follow, we hope to be able to row ashore tomorrow...

At the picture you cn see Isbelle happily (?) hoisting the French courtesy flag