Ti Gitu went to Dunkerque for a night and then crossed to Dover in very light winds. We had a couple of nights there and as the wind went North Easterly we headed West. The problem was that the tides were at the wrong times for decent daylight passages so we headed for Rye to anchor off the beach, which we have done before in Northerly winds. However the wind was North Easterly and the West going swell was finding its way into the bay and we had an awful night with little sleep as Ti Gitu rolled and bucked over the swell.
We were on our way by 7am the next morning and had a really fast run to Newhaven reaching over 8 knots in the swell. From there the next day it was a light wind sail back to Chichester harbour before entering the marina the next morning.
Really nice to have had some good travels this summer but it will be nice to stop traveling for a while.
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