The first part of our passage was a short, hour long motor to Anvil Point and it's picturesque lighthouse, then we turned and pointed to Dartmouth. We made very good progress for the next 6 hours, passing Portland Bill at about lunchtime. At this point the water races and swirls around the headlands and the depth plummets to more than 80 metres, causing turbulance at the surface. Even 2 miles off shore and in smooth water the over falls were apparent.
At around 1400 the tide started to turn on us and it has been slow progress since then. We're making just 4.4 knots over the ground. We have seen a few other boats but it is incredibly quiet in comparison to The Solent. Just a couple of yachts, two fishing boats and some distant tankers. Oh and we heard some rather large explosions in the vicinity of Warship HMS Manchester. I'm glad we weren't any closer! We have also noticed some different bird life - gannets and guillemots as well as the usual herring gulls.
We're currently about 17 miles from Dartmouth. ETA is 2130.
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