2024-12-28 Camaret marina to Camaret via Pentrez on anchor
| Vessel | Blues | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | Special Event | |||
| Distance (travelled) | 48 | NM | 3.0 | knots |
| Duration | 16 | hours | ||
| max speed | 3 | knots | ||
| Conditions | very calm | |||
| Skipper | Boran | Crew | solo | |
Boran's Notes
Special trip with two purposes:
- to honour the winter solstice
- to visit very special friends at Pentrez
Engine worked on the first part of the trip, when I used it to compensate the very calm wind. Anchoring and lifting the anchor I did without trying engine support anyway. On the way back, the engine failed sporadically and more and more frequently, making it useless.
Encounters
dolphins at night
Incidents
engine failed when passing between the rocks of Pen Hir and for the harbour entry - passing Pen Hir under sail worked, but with limited maneouverability due to very calm wind; harbour entry worked with tacking
Lessons learned
never depend on the engine (not a new lesson, just a confirmation)