Just got the following from Robin Warde, owner/builder of the custom 20m in Portugal.
We lifted from the yard a week ago because of a good weather window,and sailed in light northeasterly winds and motored to Portimao. Lighter than expected weight at 11 tons.
A couple of photos show us under a light close reach off Salema under foresail in 7 - 8 knots wind doing 5 -6 knots. Tiller steering was light and could probably be handled by a simple Simrad TP323 tiller pilot.
Been working last few days getting the electrics hooked up, and so far no problems.
I have moored near Portimao on the east side of the river below Ferragudo, and as we have come early in the year we have a prime spot with a clear access route if necessary, and also just in 8 metres of good sand/mud with a 35 kg Rocna in tandem with a 45 kg Delta and 50 metres of 12 mm chain. Pulled them yesterday for a short spin out of the harbour and the Rocna had dug in well into mud, while the Delta which is 2 metres closer to the boat at the end of the chain showed clean blades with no sign of having dug in. Reckon the Rocna did not slip at all so the Delta had no opportunity to bury itself.
There were just 4 sailboats when we arrived, but 7 more have now came out of the marina to escape the heavy June to September fees.
I reckon to stay here a month or so to work on the boat before possibly moving to Faro/Culatra in July.
Riding 25 knot winds at the moment with a little sway but not much more than the monos around us.
Photos on Facebook and
http://harryproa.com/?p=562#more-562 soon. Hopefully also some sailing reports.
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Posted by: Rob Denney <harryproa@gmail.com>
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