A passage to one of Frances real gems

The passage from Aber Wrach to the Ile de Batz. Really short passage, this one, but great fun. The tide rips across the north coast of France. And so we left at around 1500 nn a sunny day from Aber Wrach, head towards the Ile de Batz. A very simple sail. However, there were quite a few rocks and bits and pieces to navigate on the way out. The sea also got really quite confused at times, speeds, boat speeds varied quite a bit. We were going five knots up to seven knots, so as we made our way over. So, I really, really recommend visiting the Ile de Batz, which is situated just north of Roscoff. And there's very small channel between mainland France and the island . which is perfect for anchoring there. You'd do well to leave down a little bit more scope than usual because the current rips through there. But I would consider this the French version of teh Isles of Scilly; Endlessly pretty. And a very nice place to stay. Turns out the fishing was excellent as well. All in all, it was just 28 miles that we achieved... in... five and a half hours.

I did hear rumour of someone exiting eastward to roscoff and running aground in their Contessa, but I couldn’t possible say who.

... Also I had entirely forgotten until reviewing the photos that this again got a little exciting at the end of this one too. we were suitably anchored and I was working on teh foredeck, spending more of my life than ever intended learning the inner workings, or non workings of my Watermaker. When I spotted an old salt in his lovely old Halberg Rassey sailing across our bow. He got closer, and closer until his skills were exhausted at which point he came clattering into Juna, who at nigh on 30 tons tends to to be more the 'immovable object' To say that Stephanie arrived upon deck in a fright was a slight understatement, as she went from 0-60 in a way that is always a sight to behold. The poor chaps boat was now drifting passed and he looked in a daze. He was missing various bits form his push pit, his solar panel were not at 90 degrees, railings all bent and twisted and it transpired that he's also caught his prop on our anchor chain. I mentioned earlier that the current rips through there and this caught out our now Solar deficient friend as he misjudged the current and our anchor chain was at an angle that meant is was more likely to get caught if one ventured too close. Having inspected Juna throughly im happy to report that she brushed off the whole affair with no fuss whatsoever. It was about 30 minutes until a small sailing dinghy did the same thing again. Oh well.