Friday was spent with our heads in the locker putting a new computer into the autohlem. even that didn't sort it so Gary left us to continue trying to find a solution late Friday afternoon.
On Saturday we decided to finish setting up the Radar so we went for a sail and lo the autohelm kicked into action once again (after all the fiddling on Friday) so I said why don't we just
go ? and since we were on the right course we just carried on.
So here we are in La Rochelle - poor internet but I'm being quick the
trip took 2 days and a few hours. We averaged 6 knots . Piano goes like a
train. Even fully reefed and no yankee 6 knots !
I was pretty seasick so Malcolm did it all singlehanded. The new wind
generator made aweful howling noises at windspeeds 30 + and I think it
is broken !
We tied up at the new Marina and had a bite to eat then I went to bed while Malcolm checked us in. He came back and said we had to go immediately ! to the old Marina so we upped and left!
Today we went to the Marina Office and they have moved us again but we can stay for a day or two. It is the La Rochelle Boat show this week !! so everywhere is packed !!!
The engine doesn't seems to be charging the domestic Batteries so we would like advice please- if you have any ideas.
Apart from the incessant RAIN which has followed us here that is about it for today
Now to do some revisiting I haven't been here since the Challenge back in 2000.....
On Saturday we decided to finish setting up the Radar so we went for a sail and lo the autohelm kicked into action once again (after all the fiddling on Friday) so I said why don't we just
go ? and since we were on the right course we just carried on.
So here we are in La Rochelle - poor internet but I'm being quick the
trip took 2 days and a few hours. We averaged 6 knots . Piano goes like a
train. Even fully reefed and no yankee 6 knots !
I was pretty seasick so Malcolm did it all singlehanded. The new wind
generator made aweful howling noises at windspeeds 30 + and I think it
is broken !
We tied up at the new Marina and had a bite to eat then I went to bed while Malcolm checked us in. He came back and said we had to go immediately ! to the old Marina so we upped and left!
Today we went to the Marina Office and they have moved us again but we can stay for a day or two. It is the La Rochelle Boat show this week !! so everywhere is packed !!!
The engine doesn't seems to be charging the domestic Batteries so we would like advice please- if you have any ideas.
Apart from the incessant RAIN which has followed us here that is about it for today
Now to do some revisiting I haven't been here since the Challenge back in 2000.....
