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6. juli 2025 · 39 min · 6K visninger · Northern Spain coast
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A cruising couple sailing the Spanish coast stops in Gijón for technical repairs and provisioning after a two-day passage from Santander.8:49 The crew performs maintenance on the staysail rigging and pulleys while docked at the port, where slip fees cost 47 euros per night.14:22 They note that the city is highly developed with significant industrial infrastructure and high-rise buildings, contrasting sharply with more secluded anchorages.12:17 Departing Gijón for Cedeira, the boat encounters light winds and a two-meter swell, necessitating engine use for long stretches.7:14 To manage 15 to 24 knots of forecasted wind during the transit, the skipper reefs the mainsail and sets the staysail, maintaining a speed of 5.5 knots on a broad reach.18:06 The crew experiments with a boomed-out staysail configuration for downwind sailing in the following seas.21:17 The passage highlights the difficulty of finding protected, free anchorages along this stretch of the Spanish coast compared to the more sheltered options found in Santander.14:47
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