Hello from Mika and Maria in Portugal!

[mikaji]

I am a new member of this board, my friend Maria and i are two belgian ladies cruising up the portuguese coast, back to Bittany from the Med. Right now being stucked in a shipyard in Lisbon waiting for a small part and for a change of winds.I found out about this forum in a magazine in the yard s office. Nice to meet you all, if any of you are specialists of the portuguese coast, we would gladly trade infos.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Mika & Maria.

[Teknav]

Salut Mika et Maria! Welcome aboard! You may want to write/PM "Boatman61"; he is a professional skipper from that area. A bientot!

Mauritz

[David Chrissy]

Welcome to C/F. One great anchorage not to be missed are the Isles Cies.....very romantic location. The old castle at Peniche, Phonecian port in it's time, also interesting. Your weather window to round Finisterre and go north important as well. MOST important....enjoy and have fun! (Which we are doing here in the Caribbean) D&C

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!

[boatman61]

Hi M&M... you should be flying up the Portuguese coast right now... been nothing but S'lies the last 6 days...
I'm in Viveiro N. Spain trying to get S and down to Gibraltar on a delivery... hope to go Tuesday morning as the winds are supposed to be dropping to S F3...
Have fun Ladies...

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Hi M&M... you should be flying up the Portuguese coast right now... been nothing but S'lies the last 6 days...
I'm in Viveiro N. Spain trying to get S and down to Gibraltar on a delivery... hope to go Tuesday morning as the winds are supposed to be dropping to S F3...
Have fun Ladies...

Wait long enough you'll have the back end of that massive low sitting out in the Atlantic. Should be amusing . It's a big bugger

Dave

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Wait long enough you'll have the back end of that massive low sitting out in the Atlantic. Should be amusing . It's a big bugger

Dave

Whoo Whoo.... maybe I'll beat the Catalc 900 record of 18.3 knots with a hankie... this is a Lagoon 380...

[atoll]

good for me coming from the azores!

[jacaranda]

Hi Mikaji, greetings. Perhaps our paths will cross or have you succeeded in progressing Northwards. jacaranda is in North Portugal for winter