October 2nd, 2007
We are now at sea on passage from Nice to Palma, Mallorca, a total distance of about 365 miles. We completed our Riviera cruise in Nice yesterday and the guests flew home from there. The whole trip was very successful and everyone had a great time. We really lucked out with the weather and the dockage which was in very short supply due to various boat shows and classic yacht regattas that were taking place at the same time. We managed to get space for a couple of nights in San Remo, anchored off Monaco for two calm nights and then got stuck in St Tropez as the port was closed due to strong winds – some things are tough aren’t they?
We have just seen a big pod of pilot whales close aboard and also lost a fish when the line broke. We are hoping to catch some tuna but dorado are also in season I believe…..
The weather is fantastic and we expect to be in Palma around lunchtime tomorrow. We will stay in Palma until about mid November doing maintenance work and then set off for Antigua where we are taking part in the Super Yacht Cup in December.
All is well on board.
PHil