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| Roger said these were small waves! |
Roger says these are small waves
Originally uploaded by Yacht Susannah
We waited for the lock to open at 11.00 a.m. and followed the large merchant vessel out – if he had enough depth, so should we! The forecast was 3 – 4, but the wind got up to a strong 5. We were on a run, so put a preventer on for the main sail and poled the head sail out. We surfed down some waves, and touched 10.1 knots through the water once! We anchored near the breakwater for the St. Nazaire docks.
We had just gone to bed and were having a quiet cup of tea and reading when there was a knock on the hull. A little disconcerting, as we were anchored in the bay! It was the French customs who came on board and questioned us about where we’d come from, where we were going next (we weren’t very sure about this) when we were returning to the UK, another question we had difficulty answering. They wanted to see our passports, had a look around the boat to make sure we weren’t hiding anyone, and seemed satisfied.
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