Catamaran Cruising

We are back in Weymouth!
The 2hrs before HW Plymouth directions to round the Bill, coming from the West, worked out perfectly.. the downside was to have to leave Bridport (West Bay) at 4am to be at the Bill for 7.10am!
However the moon gave us some light and comfort to see a little whilst on passage and dawn finally arrived around 6am. Only 1 other yacht was heading via the in-side route with us and it was also reassuring seeing him on the AIS, tracking in a similar direction an hour or so before arriving, that our timing was also on track.
We had a 10 knot NEasterly all the way which allowed us to get the Genoa out once we had a little light, to help the outboard keep up our average speed of 5 knots, and once we started to close in on Portland’s SW shore our speed increased to 7knots with the favourable tide running South by 6am..

In conclusion, we feel a lot better that we were able to manage “The Bill” or as my wife calls it “Mr Bill” ! 
The fear and trepidation we had, reading about all the horror stories, were unfounded, providing, I assume, that we continue to follow all the advice of locals and experienced sailors, and time the trip according to the directions, and pick the right weather conditions..etc.
Simon and Jean

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