The Dreaded Biscay Crossing!

In April, you can expect a mix of weather conditions. The winter storms are starting to fade, but spring can still bring heavy swells and strong winds. The wind patterns are variable, often blowing from the northwest, and can quickly shift to create rough seas. It's not uncommon to encounter gale-force winds, especially when low-pressure systems move through the area.

Temperatures can be cool, and fog is a possibility, reducing visibility. The seas, however, remain a key challenge due to the notorious swell generated by deep ocean waters, particularly near the continental shelf.

We delayed our departure for a couple of days, hoping for more favourable conditions. Alas that did not eventuate, so we had to do it the hard way. That is, short heavy seas and wind on the nose the whole way. We had to go further south that shown here, it was a long hard slog. It took us 4 days to reach A'Coruna, Spain.

Leaving La Rochelle, 20 knot wind and flat seas (the flat seas did not last long!

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