We had planned to leave La Rochelle today, and go and sit off Ile de Rey overnight on the anchor, and then move on to St Dennis on Ile d’Oleron tomorrow morning. We would then move on to Bilbao on Wed. However, the weather is not looking great until Wednesday, so as this is supposed to be a pleasure cruise and not an endurance test, we shall leave La Rochelle Wednesday morning and go straight to Bilbao. The sun is forecast to shine … La Rochelle to Bilbao is about a 40 hour gentle sail (about 200nm) and we need to be 30 miles offshore to avoid being used by the French airforce as target practice (there is a no sail zone off the coast near Bordeaux), but we may well hear a sonic boom. Fishing line will be trailed behind the boat to various lures to attract a mackerel, cod, tuna .. whatever … However past experience is that we will catch some sea weed.
40 hors at sea will be a new test for Toby (not sure he can cross his legs for that long), so a new aspect of training will be required.
Sea Star goes South 