Once across the TSS , conditions settled, but we had very little wind.  We had beautiful flat calm conditions all along the coast passing south of Iles de Glenans accompanied by hundreds of dolphins. Brian and I had a swim off the boat in 97m deep water 20nm offshore, accompanied by a small shark, which we only noticed afterwards!

As we were going to be quite late getting into Audierne or Benodet, we decided to push on overnight for Ile dYeu.  We were skirting the exclusion zone of a wind farm under construction north of Ile d'Yeu and there was a regular "Securite" announcement on the VHF, the English version being given by a familiar Irish accent!

We arrived into Port Joinville and after a quick stop for an eye watering amount of diesel (after all the running of the heater in the Celtic Sea and the motoring though flat calm conditions), we tied alongside at the Marina at Port Joinville.  As we were there early we got a prime spot, although later on, they1 Marina staff packed in a very impressive amount of boats by rafting.

Ile d'Yeu was idyllic, and the scorching hot sun was a stark comparison to the rainy grey condition we had left behind at home. We rented bikes and cycled to La Meule on the other side of the island where we had a swim right next to the " Baignade interdit" sign, though all the locals were doing likewise!  After a lovely drink at the little bar next to the little harbour we returned to Port Joinville for a lovely seaside meal, a few drinks and a very well earned full night's sleep!

We had done 420 nautical miles in 3 days, non stop, averaging 140 miles per day and we were all feeling quite proud of ourselves.

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