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Date		Location	Time	Engine	Miles	Hours	Speed	Harbor	Remarks
				Hours				Rating
7/24/03	Dp	Cascais, Portugal	0700	1208	40	6.5	6.2	A	New marina, very nosiy along restaurant row
	Ar	Peniche	1330					C	Visitor dock subject to fishing boat wakes
725/03	Dp		0715
	Ar	Nazare	1330	1212	20	6.2	3.2	C	Marina far from town, Base for visiting Obidos & Batalha
7/26/03	Dp		0700
	Ar	Figueira da Foz	1330	1219	35	6.5	5.4	C	Nice town
7/27/03	Dp		700
	Ar	Leixoes	1800	1230	65	11	5.9	B	Nice restaurant area, Base for visiting Porto
7/30/03	Dp		0700
	Ar	Viana do Castelo	1200	1236	30	5	6.0	D	Med moor, no power, very shabby marina
7/31/03	Dp		0700
	Ar	Bayona, Spain	1220	1243	30	5.5	5.5	A	New marina, Columbus made landfall here, Nice fort
8/2/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Portosin	1730	1253	40	8	5.0	B	Nice yacht club
8/3/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	Camarinas	1430	1260	30	6.5	4.6	C	Town not impressive, Lace making center
8/4/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	La Coruna	1500	1268	35	7	5.0	A	New marina, Very nice town, Torre de Hercules
8/7/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	Ria de Cedeira	1600	1272	30	8	3.8	C	No marina, Anchor in harbor, Fogged in 2 days
8/10/03	Dp		900
	Ar	Puerto de Burela	1530	1283	47	6.5	7.2	D	No facilities for visiting yachts, Shabby town
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Date		Location	Time	Engine	Miles	Hours	Speed	Harbor	Remarks
				Hours				Rating
8/11/03	Dp		800
	Ar	Puerto de Luarca	1600	1290	36	8	4.5	C	No marina, Tied up with fishing boats on wall, Nice town
8/12/03	Dp		0810
	Ar	Pureto de Cudillero	1300	1293	20	5	4.0	C	No marina, Mooring bouy, Very nice town
8/13/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	Puerto de Gijon	1230	1298	26	4.5	5.8	A	Very nice city
8/15/03	Dp		930
	Ar	Puerto de Llanes	1600	1305	42	6.5	6.5	B	No marina, Tied up with fishing boats on wall, Nice town
8/17/03	Dp		1030
	Ar	Santander	1730	1314	41	7	5.9	C	Marina far from town, Better to anchor behind palace
8/18/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Bilbao	1600	1322	39	7	5.6	A	Very nice city, Guggenheim Museum
8/19/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Puerto de Guetaria	1600	1329	42	7	6.0	A	Limited visiter facilities, Very nice town
8/20/03	Dp		1000
	Ar	St Jean de Luz, France	1400	1333	24	4	6.0	B	Med moor on floating dock, Major tourist town
8/22/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Capebreton	1300	1337	18	4	4.5	C	Town has no ambience
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Date		Location	Time	Engine	Miles	Hours	Speed	Harbor	Remarks
				Hours				Rating
8/23/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	Arcachon	1730	1347	60	9.5	6.3	D	Marina far up river, Better to anchor down stream
8/24/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	Royan	1830	1358	64	10.5	6.1	B	Modern beach resort, Nice marina
8/29/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	La Rochelle	1700	1367	48	8	6.0	A	Huge marina, Town is a must see, try to dock in town
8/31/03	Dp		0800
	Ar	St Martin	1000	1369	10	2	5.0	A	Very crowded harbor, Town is very nice
9/1/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Les Sables d'Olonne	1400	1372		5		B	Nice marina
9/2/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Ile d'Yeu	1330	1377		4.5		B	Nice little fishing town
'9/3/03	Dp		1000
	Ar	Pornichet	1530	1382		5.5		C	Town has no ambience
9/4/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Belle Ile	1430	1388	34	5.5	6.2	A	Med moor to wall, Nice fort
9/6/03	Dp		0830
	Ar	Port Haliguen	1100	1392	15	2.5	6.0	B	Nice little resort town
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Date		Location	Time	Engine	Miles	Hours	Speed	Harbor	Remarks
				Hours				Rating
9/7/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Concarneau	1730	1401	47	8.5	5.5	A	Wonderful town and fort, Take bus to Pont Aven
9/10/03	Dp		1015
	Ar	Audierne	1730	1401	37	7	5.3	C	Mooring in harbor with surge, Little village
9/11/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Camaret	1430	1414	28	5	5.6	A	Wonderful ambience, old fishing boats abandoned on shore
9/12/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	L'Aber-Wrac'h	1630	1421	39	7	5.6	C	Small village
9/13/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Roscoff	1730	1429	32	8	4.0	D	Mooring in harbor far from town with surge
9/14/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Treguier	1830	1439	41	9	4.6	A	Beautiful river and nice town
9/15/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Jersey	2030	1449	47	11	4.3	C	Commercial harbor & town
9/16/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Guernsey	1330	1454	29	4	7.3	A	Interesting town and fort
9/18/03	Dp		1000
	Ar	Cherbourg	1600	1460	42	6	7.0	B	Large nice town, Reprovision at Carfour & Wine World
9/20/03	Dp		0930
	Ar	Courseulles-sur-Mer	1830	1470	40	9	4.4	B	Very small harbor. Visit Caen & Normandy battlefields
9/24/03	Dp	Honfleur	0830
	Ar		1400	1476	25	5.5	4.5	A	Absolute must see, Can be  very crowded in high season
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Date		Location	Time	Engine	Miles	Hours	Speed	Harbor	Remarks
				Hours				Rating
9/26/03	Dp		0830
	Ar	Fecamp	1430	1483	34	6	5.7	B	Visit Benedictine Monestary, Home of B&B liquour
9/27/03	Dp		0830
	Ar	Dieppe	1230	1487	29	4	7.3	A	Wonderful old town & fort
9/29/03	Dp		0830
	Ar	Boulogne	1630	1496	54	8	6.8	F-	Disgusting raw sewage in harbor, Gray water bubbling stinking gas
9/30/03	Dp		1100
	Ar	Ramsgate, England	1700	1502	35	6	5.8	B	Nice marina & facilities
10/2/03	Dp		0900
	Ar	Queensborough	1500	1508	35	6	5.8	D	Tie to concrete barge in industrial setting
10/3/03	Dp		1000
	Ar	London	1630	1517	35	6.5	5.4	A	Thames looks like Newark, NJ, St Katherines Dock first class
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