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  #1 Kemp Timmons on 11 Sep 13

   

  The wind tends to strike along the Spanish coast, both east or west along the Costa del Sol, and then just when you think you'll get the wind on the beam as you turn the corner, you have it on the nose again. Actually, that's n..
  
  I doubt there's one, but when you're the kind of yachtie who wants to use his engine to get out from the marina, straight away set his sails, and only use the engine to find yourself in a harbor, then you'll be disappointed. There's a lot of motoring in the Med.
  
  The wind has a tendency to strike along the Spanish coast, both east or west along the Costa del Sol, and then only when you believe you'll get the wind on the order as you turn the corner, you get it on the nose again. Really, that's nearly right, because for 10-20 miles north of the corner, the wind continues to blow east-west. Even if the wind blows, it can not usually start before 12 noon, and sometimes not till later. In case people hate to identify more about worth reading, we recommend many online resources people might investigate.
  
  Because we discovered that the winds around the islands are great sailing winds, so the thing to do is hurry up across to-the Balearics. You frequently get good winds round Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza, and there are plenty of good anchorages and marinas to stay in. It is an excellent cruising surface, specially the north-east of Majorca, and the majority of Menorca.
  
  Many people think about the-med as being either relaxed, or with only a wind, however it may blow as firmly down there as around Devon and Cornwall. The big difference is that the wind may come from nowhere and get right up to a force 7-8 in two an hour or so. And neither the sky or the barometer provide you with much clue.
  
  Found Out within an inland sea
  
  We have been pretty happy in this respect, but once we were caught out badly. We'd cunningly anchored off the less common side of an area in the inland sea of Manhunter Manga. All was well the next day, and the first night, and then the wind was supposed to change and result from the east, I believe it was, although not before next day. At about 8 pm the wind from the west dropped, and we expected nothing to occur the days are often relaxed. With-in 30 minutes, the wind hadn't just gone around to the north, but was blowing in a force six forcing us onto the area!
  
  We could not go around the other side because the water was not deep enough, so we had to go in to the marina in the tube that leads out of the inland sea. That could have been simple enough except that the lights marking the entrance to the channel were not working, and from the time we got there it absolutely was pitch dark.
  
  That wasn't all; because of silting, they'd had to mark out a channel-to the tube, and this was a dog-leg marked by ropes joining a couple of buoys red and white would you believe. Worse than that, there was a few red ones, and only 1 white light at the beginning of the route, because it were, to the tube. Therefore naturally, we could not see them and just had to inch our way toward the wall until I suddenly found a stick silhouetted within the atmosphere.
  
  At that moment, we got so near the string marking the channel that it caught across the skeg, but fortunately slipped down easily enough. Even when we experienced the marina we had work mooring as the wind was blowing us so difficult off the jetty the following day when he appeared the only space left being the fuelling jetty, which did not amuse the man in charge of it.
  
  We've since learned that the Spaniards particularly are not good at setting and lighting buoys, and that they often times don't bother to restore ones that are damaged. Night sailing is better reserved for long articles in the wild ocean.
  
  So, like anywhere else, unforeseen things can happen when you travel in the Med, but you visit some great areas, meet some lovely people, and can have some great sailing so long as you know where to go - that does not include the south Spanish mainland!
  
  We've now spent six times traveling in the Med, steadily going east from Estepona, and many people ask:
  
  'Is the Mediterranean the perfect spot to cruise'?
  
  By David Hartley.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The wind tends to strike along the Spanish coast, both east or west along the Costa del Sol, and then just when you think you'll get the wind on the beam as you turn the corner, you have it on the nose again. Actually, that's n.. <br /> <br /> I doubt there's one, but when you're the kind of yachtie who wants to use his engine to get out from the marina, straight away set his sails, and only use the engine to find yourself in a harbor, then you'll be disappointed. There's a lot of motoring in the Med. <br /> <br /> The wind has a tendency to strike along the Spanish coast, both east or west along the Costa del Sol, and then only when you believe you'll get the wind on the order as you turn the corner, you get it on the nose again. Really, that's nearly right, because for 10-20 miles north of the corner, the wind continues to blow east-west. Even if the wind blows, it can not usually start before 12 noon, and sometimes not till later. In case people hate to identify more about <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.yam.com/byuo48157/article/68236740">worth reading</a>, we recommend many online resources people might investigate. <br /> <br /> Because we discovered that the winds around the islands are great sailing winds, so the thing to do is hurry up across to-the Balearics. You frequently get good winds round Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza, and there are plenty of good anchorages and marinas to stay in. It is an excellent cruising surface, specially the north-east of Majorca, and the majority of Menorca. <br /> <br /> Many people think about the-med as being either relaxed, or with only a wind, however it may blow as firmly down there as around Devon and Cornwall. The big difference is that the wind may come from nowhere and get right up to a force 7-8 in two an hour or so. And neither the sky or the barometer provide you with much clue. <br /> <br /> Found Out within an inland sea <br /> <br /> We have been pretty happy in this respect, but once we were caught out badly. We'd cunningly anchored off the less common side of an area in the inland sea of Manhunter Manga. All was well the next day, and the first night, and then the wind was supposed to change and result from the east, I believe it was, although not before next day. At about 8 pm the wind from the west dropped, and we expected nothing to occur the days are often relaxed. With-in 30 minutes, the wind hadn't just gone around to the north, but was blowing in a force six forcing us onto the area! <br /> <br /> We could not go around the other side because the water was not deep enough, so we had to go in to the marina in the tube that leads out of the inland sea. That could have been simple enough except that the lights marking the entrance to the channel were not working, and from the time we got there it absolutely was pitch dark. <br /> <br /> That wasn't all; because of silting, they'd had to mark out a channel-to the tube, and this was a dog-leg marked by ropes joining a couple of buoys red and white would you believe. Worse than that, there was a few red ones, and only 1 white light at the beginning of the route, because it were, to the tube. Therefore naturally, we could not see them and just had to inch our way toward the wall until I suddenly found a stick silhouetted within the atmosphere. <br /> <br /> At that moment, we got so near the string marking the channel that it caught across the skeg, but fortunately slipped down easily enough. Even when we experienced the marina we had work mooring as the wind was blowing us so difficult off the jetty the following day when he appeared the only space left being the fuelling jetty, which did not amuse the man in charge of it. <br /> <br /> We've since learned that the Spaniards particularly are not good at setting and lighting buoys, and that they often times don't bother to restore ones that are damaged. Night sailing is better reserved for long articles in the wild ocean. <br /> <br /> So, like anywhere else, unforeseen things can happen when you travel in the Med, but you visit some great areas, meet some lovely people, and can have some great sailing so long as you know where to go - that does not include the south Spanish mainland! <br /> <br /> We've now spent six times traveling in the Med, steadily going east from Estepona, and many people ask: <br /> <br /> 'Is the Mediterranean the perfect spot to cruise'? <br /> <br /> By David Hartley.</div>

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