Mercredi dawned grey with a good breeze blowin' from the SW. Our course was from Guernsey to Dielette - a small village approx 10 miles down the western side of the Cherbourg Peninsula. After the usual start line faff we were off - with plenty wind from ( for once) a good direction. For non sailors - 'plenty of wind from a good direction' means speed & while 10 mph don't sound like much - in a yacht heeled over to 30 degs it's the dogs!!! Therefore, for the first time this week we finished a race - within the time limit!!! :-) Our only snag was Dielette & it's extreme tides... The whole of the CI/St Malo region has some very impressive tidal streams and heights - Dielette has 9m of tide today - and when you arrive at low water (cause that good wind means you get places early) all you can do is bob (bounce?!) about - and have a shower with a view of the impressive nuclear plant they are building here! Eventually we had enough water to get in - the raft up chaos ensued - with the added relish of a gale later tonight...?!?!
Now after the excesses(!) of Guernsey, Dielette could have provided a hotdog van and a stack of 1664 Bottles and stolen a march but they decided to put up this tent (see pic) and fill it with tables, sailors and seafood choucroute - no, I didn't know what it was either - try prawns, cabbage, spud, fish - it's tres bien and being Basille Day, I think that's just for starters...?!?
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