July 24th, 2012

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Tuesday July 24. Another stormy day

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

I figured that I was safe to leave today but then the gale warnings came on again. But I think it has finally run out of steam and I should be on my way tomorrow morning.

It is possible that I might try to sail directly to Corsica because the winds on the west side of Sardegna are dead against me in the next couple of days. And that might mean that you will not hear from me for possibly two or three days.

The good thing that has blown the heatwave away and it is at least 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler.

I have had lots of company here in the last couple of days. Next to me is “Tap Dancer” with a couple from Strassbourg with his teen age son and Thomas who lives in Marseille but grew up in Frankfurt and went to school in Greenville N.C. and in California. I expect to meet him again in Marseille. Pierre and Marie France on a beautiful fast chined plywood 36 footer “Champ Fleury” took off this morning. This afternoon Pierre and Fabienne from the Bordeaux area arrived on their way to Malta and Syracuse, with their friends Alain and Nicole who are returning from here to France. A large Belgian trimaran came in yesterday and left this afternoon. This was a nice stop even though it was longer than planned.