Monday 24th July

As there was going to be a weather window, where the wind was predicted to become northerly, we set off at lunchtime for Cowes.

The wind was still westerly when we set off and the sea state was rough with breaking waves. We didn't manage to avoid the rain either so we were very, very wet!

The wind finally eased around 13:30 and became more northerly, so we had a more pleasant sail, although the rain continued. The wind died during the evening, so we had to motor sail throughout the night. The rain finally stopped around 01:00. We arrived at Selsy Bill around 05:00 on a very dull morning and carried the ebb tied down to Cowes arriving at 08:50, completing our circumnavigation.