Leg 2 Passage 6

Nigel Nomad

Left Weymouth at 5am with a difficult spring of the jetty with yachts 3 deep either side of us. We were very cautious of Portland Bill overfalls, taking the offshore track (but could have taken the inner one). Once round we could sail in the 7 knots of wind with big blue and got some good speed with the tide but eventually the wind dropped and the temperature increased so the engine went on. We had some good wildlife spottings (dolphins and various sea birds). Arriving at Torquay we had a swim and tea and cake floating in the bay to cool off.