Baiona - Islas Cies - Baiona
11/06/07 17:37 Filed in: Ria de Vigo
The weather is still predominately from the south which is unhelpful if one wishes to go south. The low pressure responsible for this state of affairs is slow moving and conditions could persist until the weekend.
I decided to have a daysail to the Islas Cies. We left at 13:00 with the wind more or less SE F3. After clearing the Canal da Porta and entering Ria Vigo we were exposed to what had now become a SW wind gusting to F5. It was a brisk sail up to Playa de Rodas where we arrived at 15:00. It was too windy to anchor for a run ashore and with no alternative anchorage available we reversed course to return to Baiona.
The lighthouse on Punta Canabal at the southern end of Isla de Medio
Playa de Rodas which links Isla de Monteagudo to Isla de Medio. Although the water looks quite calm due to the proximity of the island the wind was quite strong. Note the angle of the swim buoy.
On the way back we could not make the entrance to Canal da Porta on one tack. On the contrary tack performance was underwhelming with only the yankee up and being a bit lazy I put the engine on for a few minutes to point higher and gain the Canal without a second tack. Once clear of the Canal the wind was SW gusting over 20 knots and we flew down to the marina arriving at 17:45.
I decided to have a daysail to the Islas Cies. We left at 13:00 with the wind more or less SE F3. After clearing the Canal da Porta and entering Ria Vigo we were exposed to what had now become a SW wind gusting to F5. It was a brisk sail up to Playa de Rodas where we arrived at 15:00. It was too windy to anchor for a run ashore and with no alternative anchorage available we reversed course to return to Baiona.
The lighthouse on Punta Canabal at the southern end of Isla de Medio
Playa de Rodas which links Isla de Monteagudo to Isla de Medio. Although the water looks quite calm due to the proximity of the island the wind was quite strong. Note the angle of the swim buoy.
On the way back we could not make the entrance to Canal da Porta on one tack. On the contrary tack performance was underwhelming with only the yankee up and being a bit lazy I put the engine on for a few minutes to point higher and gain the Canal without a second tack. Once clear of the Canal the wind was SW gusting over 20 knots and we flew down to the marina arriving at 17:45.