French Leave

Published 21:54 on 9 Nov 2013

No, this is not a photo of 'Athena', wrecked by a stormy channel crossing. This is the forgotten fishing fleet of Camaret-sur-Mer. After a false start last week we have now sailed as far as Brittany where we are drinking Armagnac and waiting for conditions in Biscay to improve. We have solicited the services of Steve ÄúMichael FishÄù Dadd to relay forecasts to us over the satellite phone and are armed with the latest GRIB files which predict fair winds from tomorrow morning. See you in La Coru±a.Chris Hogg

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