Essaouira
01/10/07 18:31 Filed in: Morocco
At 05:00 we were woken as "Gran Siesta" prepared to depart accompanied by the son from "Ciel et Mer" running about and dogs barking. "Gran Siesta" got away without any problems and we went back to bed.
Then at 08:00 we were woken again by the beautiful British Rustler 42, "Coruisk", as she came alongside. She was too big to lie outside us so we unmoored, she went alongside, and we moored on the outside. By now the skipper from "Ciel et Mer" was on board and both he and his son resumed hustling, their target being "Coruisk" but we got a little as well. I am heartily fed up with this and completely Moroccoed out.
Later "Ciel et Mer" had more success with their marketing and we we given 5 minutes to move so she could take visitors on a 1 hour harbour and bay cruise. We and "Coruisk" then rafted alongside the pontoon. Forty five minutes later, with some passengers having been seasick,"Ciel et Mer" was back.
"Coruisk" mooring alongside "Ciel et Mer"
We had to move again. Then "Coruisk" went alongside "Ciel et Mer" and we rafted alongside "Coruisk". Fortunately that was it for the day as far as moving was concerned. The berth continued to be uncomfortable with a noticeable surge in the harbour. Later a small charter fishing boat moored outside "Kiriwina" giving the gelcoat a good whack as she came alonside.
Tomas found another shower that wasn't a shower. This time a cubicle with a cold tap and a bucket. I tried it out a bit later. The water was not too cold.
When I got back there was a substantial surge in Essaoira harbour. "Ciel et Mer" was badly moored and her line arrangement allowed substantial movement along the pontoon. Too much. As I stepped on board "Ciel et Mer" lost a mooring line. The line was so old and oily it slipped off the cleat under load. This allowed her stern to swing out, and "Coruisk" and "Kiriwina" with her, into the harbour.
The crew from "Coruisk" pulled "Ciel et Mer" back alongside and we managed to secure her by using a jamming knot on the cleat.
It was our last night in Morocco and we had dinner ashore with the crew from "Coruisk".
Then at 08:00 we were woken again by the beautiful British Rustler 42, "Coruisk", as she came alongside. She was too big to lie outside us so we unmoored, she went alongside, and we moored on the outside. By now the skipper from "Ciel et Mer" was on board and both he and his son resumed hustling, their target being "Coruisk" but we got a little as well. I am heartily fed up with this and completely Moroccoed out.
Later "Ciel et Mer" had more success with their marketing and we we given 5 minutes to move so she could take visitors on a 1 hour harbour and bay cruise. We and "Coruisk" then rafted alongside the pontoon. Forty five minutes later, with some passengers having been seasick,"Ciel et Mer" was back.
"Coruisk" mooring alongside "Ciel et Mer"
We had to move again. Then "Coruisk" went alongside "Ciel et Mer" and we rafted alongside "Coruisk". Fortunately that was it for the day as far as moving was concerned. The berth continued to be uncomfortable with a noticeable surge in the harbour. Later a small charter fishing boat moored outside "Kiriwina" giving the gelcoat a good whack as she came alonside.
Tomas found another shower that wasn't a shower. This time a cubicle with a cold tap and a bucket. I tried it out a bit later. The water was not too cold.
When I got back there was a substantial surge in Essaoira harbour. "Ciel et Mer" was badly moored and her line arrangement allowed substantial movement along the pontoon. Too much. As I stepped on board "Ciel et Mer" lost a mooring line. The line was so old and oily it slipped off the cleat under load. This allowed her stern to swing out, and "Coruisk" and "Kiriwina" with her, into the harbour.
The crew from "Coruisk" pulled "Ciel et Mer" back alongside and we managed to secure her by using a jamming knot on the cleat.
It was our last night in Morocco and we had dinner ashore with the crew from "Coruisk".