Cascais Anchorage to Sines
04/08/07 16:35 Filed in: Portugal
We got a reasonably early start weighing anchor at 07:40 but still behind the early birds on "Aurelia" who got away at around 07:30.
Once clear of the approaches to Lisbon at 09:00 we set course for Sines on 154˚ m. It was flat calm with visibility less than two miles.
At 11:42 we passed Cabo Espichel with visibility having improved somewhat though still hazy.
Dragonfly hitching a lift off the approaches to Lisbon.
A barren looking Cabo Espichel.
During the afternoon we saw several spectacular schools of dolphins with frequent out of the water acrobatics. There was also a steady stream of yachts heading north.
At 17:40 we passed Sines W Buoy and were all fast in Berth F11 at Sines Marina at 18:06.
Daily Run: 50.32 miles (GPS) Passage Time: 10hrs 16min. Marina Cost: €14.08 (very reasonable with good facilities)
A very full Sines marina viewed from the town above. We got the second last vacant berth.
Later in the evening I had a glass of wine aboard "Aurelia". They had arrived a couple of hours earlier than us. I suspect Kiriwina is suffering from an excess of marine growth around the waterline.
Once clear of the approaches to Lisbon at 09:00 we set course for Sines on 154˚ m. It was flat calm with visibility less than two miles.
At 11:42 we passed Cabo Espichel with visibility having improved somewhat though still hazy.
Dragonfly hitching a lift off the approaches to Lisbon.
A barren looking Cabo Espichel.
During the afternoon we saw several spectacular schools of dolphins with frequent out of the water acrobatics. There was also a steady stream of yachts heading north.
At 17:40 we passed Sines W Buoy and were all fast in Berth F11 at Sines Marina at 18:06.
Daily Run: 50.32 miles (GPS) Passage Time: 10hrs 16min. Marina Cost: €14.08 (very reasonable with good facilities)
A very full Sines marina viewed from the town above. We got the second last vacant berth.
Later in the evening I had a glass of wine aboard "Aurelia". They had arrived a couple of hours earlier than us. I suspect Kiriwina is suffering from an excess of marine growth around the waterline.