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Bay of Biscay

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July 23rd 2010
We got a weather forecast from GRIB which appeared to indicate an ideal weather forecast from the Wednesday, but if it took us 3-4 days to cross the bay of Biscay, if we left it much longer we may see much stronger winds towards La Coruna. The decision was made to not delay. We began with leisurely start on Wednesday after refuelling to catch the west going tides in the afternoon. With SW w ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more