Sines to Sagres Anchorage
05/08/07 16:41 Filed in: Portugal
Another early start saw us leave Sines marina at 08:10. It was a hazy morning with light SE winds forecast to veer to the NW and increase later in the day.
We passed the tanker "Stolt Strength" at anchor off Sines. A slightly nostalgic moment as in a former occupation I had extensive dealings with Stolt who, despite there Norwegian name, are based in Greenwich Connecticut.
From Sines it is a straight run down to Cabo Sao Vicente. As the day progressed the wind increased slowly such that at 18:40, after motor sailing all day, I turned the engine off and we continued under sail with main and yankee up in a NW wind 14-17 knots.
At 19:00 we rounded Cabo Sao Vicente and proceeded towards Ponte de Sagres with the wind gusting NW 23 knots.
Cabo Sao Vicente
We rounded Ponte de Sagres at 19:56 and proceeded into the Enseada de Sagres where we annchored in the NW corner in 5.0 metres with 20m of chain out. This spectacular anchorage had been suggested by Joseph on "Aurelia" and we were tucked away safely under tall cliffs as the wind gusted to NW F7 during the night.
Days Run: 60.38 (GPS) Passage Time: 12 hours.
We passed the tanker "Stolt Strength" at anchor off Sines. A slightly nostalgic moment as in a former occupation I had extensive dealings with Stolt who, despite there Norwegian name, are based in Greenwich Connecticut.
From Sines it is a straight run down to Cabo Sao Vicente. As the day progressed the wind increased slowly such that at 18:40, after motor sailing all day, I turned the engine off and we continued under sail with main and yankee up in a NW wind 14-17 knots.
At 19:00 we rounded Cabo Sao Vicente and proceeded towards Ponte de Sagres with the wind gusting NW 23 knots.
Cabo Sao Vicente
We rounded Ponte de Sagres at 19:56 and proceeded into the Enseada de Sagres where we annchored in the NW corner in 5.0 metres with 20m of chain out. This spectacular anchorage had been suggested by Joseph on "Aurelia" and we were tucked away safely under tall cliffs as the wind gusted to NW F7 during the night.
Days Run: 60.38 (GPS) Passage Time: 12 hours.