37:35.79N 00:58.76W

Ian Hepburn and Richard Sutton [aka Puppy] joined in Alicante.

The bow thruster failed and Richard very cleverly using his D & M officer skills to find and repair an electrical fault.

Puppy down the bow thruster locker - Ian, light cavalry, supervising.

 We set off to Cartagena with Beaufort 5/6 and waves of a certain size forecast. We had a smooth passage and a delicious lunch en route - the wind then [at 14.00] got up to gusting 38kts (Beaufort F 8) accompanied by some friendly 5 meter waves which was exciting. Whilst battling away Richard calmly filed a job application - the rest of us were hanging on!

We docked in 22 kts wind in a tight dock in pitch dark - interesting. Blood pressure high - insurance claim for unused!