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| In Chenal de l'Ile de Batz |
After a slow sail to Terenez we decided it looked sheltered enough and there was no way we could get to Locquirec without lots of motoring. On the way in we had another occurence of the keel refusing to lift. Sent the diver down to put a rope round the wing, pulled backwards on the rope and up it came! Possibly the hydraulic unit is not pulling hard enough or something is causing the keel to stick. One possibility is that I found the lid over the keel securing pin was a bit loose. All the nuts and bolts holding the hinges were loose and one nut was missing, presumably down by the keel somewhere. It's only a M4 nut so I hope it is small enough to fall through without jamming everything.
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| Moorings and Oyster boats in Anse de Terenez |
Anchored and found a direct sales oyster place where we bought 1 doz oysters. Otherwise this place just has a sailing school and 2 eateries. Nearest boulanger 4 km so it will be long life bread for breakfast tommorow, after which we hope to go to Port Blanc or somewhere else a fair way East
Drying out was a bit strange. As the boat touched the bottom the water flowed very fast and shallow making the boat weave about a bit. After the water had all gone, I found the sand had been eroded into a hole at each end of the keel wing. Thankfully we slept through the return of the water, which I presume was less dramatic.
