We’ve been waiting in La Coruna for three days for a weather window to get across the Bay of Biscay. Today’s shipping forecast is not encouraging:

COAST AND SEA

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Biscay

GALE WARNING: Issued: 21:46 (UTC) on Thu 6 Jun 2019

Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 imminent, then decreasing gale force 8 later.

WIND: West 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, decreasing 5 or 6, then becoming variable 3 or 4 later.

SEA STATE: Very rough or high, becoming moderate or rough.

WEATHER: Showers, thundery at first.

VISIBILITY: Moderate or poor, becoming good.

But we are ready. Food and water on board. The forecast for tomorrow looks OK. and we have the sticker on the boom:

See you in Brest!