Yesterday the sun came out and summer returned. We left Isle d'Yeu and enjoyed a wonderful gentle downwind 30 mile sail to Les Sables. Dave spent ages setting up the cruising shute, so Cara Mara looked as pretty as possible with her big coloured sail as we went majestically along for 25 miles at 4.5 knots in very light wind. Alas, the wind suddenly increased just when we wanted to take the sail down, so we were embarrassed to arrive with our big pretty sail wrapped around our mast. Very bad form, resolved by Dave doing a late evening mast climb!
Wendy was delighted that in the midst of our difficulties with the sail two dolphins came to see us, apparently they told her not to worry, everything would be fine.
So we are not sitting in Les Sables overlooking the marina in the sunshine, after a very pleasant "Plat de Jour". Hey ho!
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