30.06.22 – LRB to Arzal
Dep A pontoon LRB 1135. Temp berth C136 1250 as Capitiniere closed 1230-1400. Berthed E129 1435. 5.23 Nm. 3 h underway.
Afloat again!
01.07.22 – Arzal to Piriac
Plan: 0900 lock down. Berth WP. Yep 1.5 hrs ALW to enter Piriac 1715/1730. (Ok 1630>) Fcst: 0730 M/C SE 3 kts > W 9 kts SI NR. Dep Arzal 0850. Entered lock 0920. Berthed WP 0950. Dep WP 1500 0.2 u/k at start. Soft mud ‘crawl’ when passing boat pushed us too far to stbd between 4&2 red buoys. Start of Varlingue Passage 1612. End 1640. Berthed Piriac E19 1745. 17.11 Nm 3h30m underway. EH 3.9. PJA JMA.
Downward lock
Piriac at night
03.07.22 – Piriac to Port Haliguen
Plan: Est 24 Nm Cse 286M. Latest dep over cill 1000 (Ebb tide). Tides southerly @ 0900 then SW until 1400. Fcst: 0730. MC Lorient > St Nazaire 0900 NW 5 kts > 1800 W 13 kts (20) S NR. Dep 0858 cill 3.4. 1000 abeam Ile Dumet. 1205 off Houat. Berthed Port Haliguen B34. Delay to be allocated berth, several yachts waiting. Note re depth B leg had 0.4 u/k 20 mins ALW of 1.5. Risk of grounding at LWS. 28.82 Nm. 6 h underway. EH 5.3 (Cum 341.6 + 688). PJA JMA.
Ile de Houat
Cycling around Quiberon
05.07.22 – Port Haliguen to La Trinite sur-Mer
Plan: Est 8 Nm 1.5>2.0 hrs. Best to arrive at LT @ slack as tides run through wave screen and berthing can be difficult. LW 1550 so aim to leave at 1130 to arrive @ 1500 after lunch at anchor (Port Orange?). Fcst: 0800 MC S 6(11) kts > NW 6(12) @1600 S 21oC NR. Dep 1100 to fuel berth. 18.42 L. Engine 13.6 hrs since last fill = 1.36 L per hr. 1255, off Port Orange wind now N so not favourable, Carnac Plage difficult with pots. Set 1/3 genny and lunched as we drifted until suitable time to enter river. Berthed La Trinite 1503 visitor berth D. Notes: From start wind direction but no wind speed, depth but no log or boat speed. All electrics checked. If instruments are switched on before plotter all ok! Also AIS alarm ”mob test” went off on berthing. No reason. Spoke to Digital Yacht who believe that we must have been in range of a vessel that had an auto mob that was doing a self test!
Entering river
Exit out of visitor leg
Visitor leg with wave screen behind
1st part of marina
Upper (2nd) part of marina
Some of the French racing fleet
Don’t miss the Carnac stones!
07.07.22 – La Trinité to Iles des Moines (Golfe du Morbihan)
Plan: Enter Morbihan 20 minutes BHW = 1120, then 2 hrs of tide > Vannes. Fcst: M/C Iles des Moines, 0800 NE 8(15) kts > 1900 NE 10(18) CL until 1700 then S. NR. Dep 0925, 1050 Meabon Cardinal, 1115 off Crouesty entering Golfe est 2kts tide with us. 1210 berthed Pontoon 1 (outer pontoon) Iles des Moines, inner side N end. 12.66 Nm 2h 45min underway. PJA JMA. Note: Depth under keel Np -2 days, (HW Port Navallo 1740 but Arradon 1920) @1250 1.9, @1800 0.3, @1850 0.0, @1915 0.0, @ 1950 0.2. Poss more water at harbour end?
No 1 pontoon
Looking at No2 pontoon and landing shore
08.07.22 Ille des Moines to Crouesty
Est 7.5 Nm. Plan: Enter Crouesty at any state of tide. Exit Golfe 2hrs AHW Port Navalo @ 1450. Fcst: MC 0900 NE 7(13) kts > 1500 NE 9(16). S. NR. 28 oC @ 1700. Dep Iles des Moines 1330. Bank de Kergonan tide against 1.2, Petit Mouton tide against 0.6, 1424 exit Golfe tide against 0.2. Berthed Crouesty 1515, rafted to D hammerhead. V full! 7.2 Nm 2h 45 min underway. PJA JMA.
Looking towards Port Blanc
Approaching Port Navallo
Full marina!
09.07.22 Crouesty – LRB
Plan: 28 Nm, 5-6 hrs with easterly winds. Aim of 1400 lock. Fcst: M/C Lorient > St Nazaire 0800 NE 10(18) kts > 1800 N10(18). S. NR. 28 oC. Dep 0802 lowest depth u/k in channel 1.2 (LW 0720). Berthed into open lock 1335. Berthed 1500 LRB G17. 32.89 Nm (Cum 4839.1) 7 hrs underway. EH (Cum) 355.1 (+688) PJA JMA.