We left Sines Marina at about 8:30 local time and headed for Cabo de Sao Vincente. There was not enough wind in the morning, so we motored for a little while. At about 12:00 we hoisted the main and rolled out the genoa. I was blowing with a comfortable NNW F4.
We had been warned that the wind would increase significantly when rounding Cabo de Sao Vincente. I took in the second reef in the main sail in order to be prepared. Whilst rounding the cape, the wind was constantly picking up and reached finally F7-F8. It remained like this until Lagos harbour entry. We could retain speeds above 7kn and arrived finally approximately 45min after sunset at 21:30 local time in the darkness.
Cabo de Sao Vincente is an impressive landmark
