Storm blown over - in every sense!

All heave a sigh of relief as that particular Balls of a storm has finally blown itself out ... here in France things have calmed down a lot too. As predicted, we were able to leave Crouesty by Wednesday evening. After a 'lively' exit from the marina into a very rough sea, we enjoyed a close-hauled sail tacking west across Quiberon Bay towards Port Haliguen, arriving there shortly after sunset. Then it was off again earlyish Thursday to catch the favourable current through the rocky Teignouse channel. That bit was the interesting bit. The rest of the day was motoring for 40 miles with very light wind behind us (boring!) across to the pretty little port of Loctudy in Benodet Bay.

Skipper made good use of the time, getting into character.

We would have liked to stay a little in the charming little spot but we had a tide to catch, as they say,  so we were off again by 10:00 this morning, venturing west and north around the rocky coast towards our current anchorage at St. Evette, near Audierne. Below is just one of the many prominent markers of dangerous rocky outcrops that pepper this coastline.

Nevertheless, vessels of all shapes and sizes run up and down this coast. Here are just three seen today on our lovely broad reach sail.

Tomorrow we tackle two notorious tidal races going north, the Raz de Sein and the Chenal de Four, to just 'round the corner' above Brest. Timing is everything! Full report in next post.

P.S. If you are interested in following our progress, you should be able to see us on the website marinetraffic.com . Just search for 'Follyfin'.