Biscay in September

[brian (Blue Bear)]

For those who know me in the club It was my intention to sail as far as Portrugal this summer but I have missed the season, Or have I? there are a few sailors on this forum with much more Experience than I, and I would especially welcome advice, comments and links to september or later crossings of Biscay and the Atlantic side of Spain/ Portrugal,

[allan]

I cartainly wouldn't feel up to offering advise as I've never sailed further south than the Brittany coast. I did however meet a guy last week in Milford who was setting off for northern Spain this weekend. His boat was the ketch version of mine and called Dunkers.
Allan

[sheila]

Brian, you try having a chat with Dave Jones - Jacona, he might have some good advice

[ishtar]

Hi, Bri. I came across Dunkers this weekend. They were setting off today, heading for Spain. There were two of them, and they told me they expected to do it in 5 days. As Allan says, a Westerly 33 Ketch. The skipper has sailed across the Atlantic (Allan tells me in a 24footer!) and criuised extensively in the Caribbean.

If you look at the Atlantic charts, it seems good. The high pressure that I thought would give us a nice week has been pushed down over Biscay, giving light winds.

Clearly I have no experience of doing it, but it at least shows it is being done by sailors from this area in similar sized boats to Blue Bear.

[Deleted]

Are you sure chatting with Dave Jones is a good idea Sheila? Isn't he the one with the locker we are all trying to avoid? :-)

[brian (Blue Bear)]

Li will have to be Biscay in October, but I have had a little taste of what is to come sailing into Brest.