Tuesday September 28th
Position 36′ 08″N 005′ 21″ W
Docked at Queens Quay Marina Gibraltar Days run: 128 miles (13 hours)
Weather: Breezy with usual cloud overhead from “The Rock”
News:
It is truly amazing how it seems which ever direction you approach the straits of Gibraltar from the wind is always on the nose. This time was no exception as the wind steadily built to 35kts out of the East as Timoneer closed in on the straits. We tried to gain a bit of lee off the West coast of Spain but were turned back out into the traffic lanes by the Spanish navy who were doing missile testing along the coast. Fortunately there was not enough fetch to make it really rough and Timoneer arrived at Gibraltar port at 01:00 anchoring out among the commercial ships for the evening. At 10:00 we departed the anchorage for the Cespa fueling barge and loaded 10 tons of fuel aboard, enough to get us to Palma and back for the Big Boat Cup. Everything went smoothly and by 12:30 we were tied up in Queens Quay Marina.
John