Tuesday - 19th June 2018

We slipped lines from A Coruna marina at about 0900, having spent a couple of hours having breakfast, getting the boat ready and returning pontoon keys and electrical connections to the office. The timing was great because Steve had a work conference call at 0930 so I sailed the boat for the first hour and a half, while Steve was on his call.

We had put one reef in the main and had half jib, which was just right in the force four wind. As we approached the headland, the waves increased to two metres and gradually the wind increased too. The helming was full on roller coaster, too much for me, so Steve carried on for a couple of hours. We then turned into the wind to reduce sail a lot more as the wind had increased to 30 knots, with 3-4 metre waves. I was really relieved when we got further round the corner in a little shelter from the wind and I could spell Steve on the helm.

As we turned in to the bay, it was still pretty windy, but it all calmed down as we entered the little harbour of Corme. The entrance, between the harbour wall and the mussel farm is very narrow so we edged in. 

We are rewarded but staying at anchor in this delightful spot, with whitewashed houses in the village and white sandy beaches very close by.

After a very late lunch, a siesta was much needed.

Distance covered today	39	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	661	nautical miles
Distance covered 2018	1382	nautical miles

Tricia (and Steve)