Artsun

How it started / how it's going, the sailing version (AKA sailing on a snail track):

Weather forecast was ideal, but after a first part with almost no wind, it suddenly started to get much stronger than expected. We thought we would get closer to the coast to stay sheltered, but the genoa roller came loose and we had to fall back on a sheltered port much closer by. This is the second time the roller has caused problems that could have been pretty serious without a really responsive crew (thank you!!). We managed to pull it in by hand, soaked by the rising swell, and to push it into the bow cabin through the porthole.

Hopefully the next attempt will be the good one!

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Feb 23 at 5:00pmWeb
Show threadArtsunFeb 23
I guess I'm kind of a snailor now.
Show threadArtsunMar 1

Salut, Port Saint Louis du Rhône!

The second attempt was the good one: Astragale is now out of the water, after six hours of motoring on much calmer seas than the previous try, under cloudy skies.

Glad to have put this behind me. The plan for March is to give her some long overdue care: careening, winch maintenance, cleaning the deck and stainless steel, minor repairs, etc.

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Show threadAlexander CobleighFeb 23
@artsun whew, nothing like unexpectedly eventful sailing! what kind of wind speeds were you having?
Show threadArtsunFeb 23
@cblgh We were expecting 13 to 16 knots, with wind gusts up to 24 knots. As far as I know we've had rather close to 20 knots of steady wind with gusts up to 30 knots, and it kept strengthening. We could have made it if the roller didn't fail us (we are to blame, cause it lacked maintenance!).