Roaring Girl

The adventures of the yacht Roaring Girl wandering the seas.

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Round Senetosa

26 June 2010
After a coffee ashore, we headed on south. By 1300 we had a light breeze and we optimistically started sailing. As we crawled at under 1kt we put up the cruising chute and this time had a magnificent sail. Even with the chute we rarely topped 3 knots but that was enough to keep going. We jibed south of Pte Senetosa and turned into Golfe de Mortoli. Although it's satisfyingly empty we weren't quite comfortable with the sea-state in the by-then-brisk westerly breeze. Although this generally dies down at sunset, it didn't feel right to us. So we turned onwards round the headland into the Gulf of Roccapina. This bay has a glorious stretch of sand with a spectacular backdrop. It is quite open to the southwest, and there is absolutely nothing ashore, so there are relatively few boats here. Tomorrow we aim to walk up to the tower on the headland, which promises some great views.
In the meantime, this is the small rock known as Ile d'Eccica, just north of Senetosa, with the lighthouse high on the hill behind.
Comments
Vessel Name: Roaring Girl
Vessel Make/Model: Maxi 120
Hailing Port: Ipswich
Crew: Pip Harris and Sarah Tanburn
About: Captain Sarah and Chief Engineer/Mate Pip moved on board in 2003 and finally made the break in 2006. Roaring Girl, launched in 1977, has already been round the world once, and has a lot more seamiles than the two of us put together.
Extra: These pages aim to bring you our adventures as they happen, as well as Roaring Girl's sailing prowess. And to show off Pip's silverwork as well.

Who we are

Who: Pip Harris and Sarah Tanburn
Port: Ipswich