St Peter Port to St Helier. 15/08/2018
After a Skippers’ Briefing on Monday evening rally crews were all ready for their crossing to Jersey yesterday morning. With Westerly winds forecast, an array of different coloured downwind sails started to be prepared ready for the leg ahead. At 12 noon, as the gun sounded, Sun Kosi slipped their lines and reversed out between the rafts. The fleet then followed in turn, Darryl and his crew made the decision to turn Fenris, a Calypso 42, sideways so they could come out forward, a very sensible choice given the small space and wind direction. Out of the harbour and a low mist started to come in, giving everyone a great opportunity to see the ferries appear out of the fog. Once lifted the boats were set for a fabulous sail with a 10-15 knot WNW wind pushing them gently to Jersey. The...
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