Tangier here I come....not

 Well that was a challenging day. Left la linea 7.45 good departure with crazy Fin in attendance. 

Queen Mary. She overtook me on the Stait !( actually just zoomed in and I think it's Victoria ).

Decided to head to middle of Strait for best current but wind was picking up to about 22 kts decided to head back to Spanish side for protection but lesser tide benefit . Gear box was perfect then wind started to pick up more. Didn't have sails up . was crashing through waves. Deck was awash then wind was at 34 knots, I was about 6 miles from Tariffa where I had by now doing less than a kt at full power decided to pull in then realised my speed was backwards and had been for about an hr! Game over. Thought about Ceuta but was pretty knackered so headed for home, la linea ! Had the fore sail furled and was getting 12 kits over the ground. (GPS). The Gib dolphins came to meet me and before then I saw a sword fish or marlin jump out of the water by the boat several times amazing . So here I am and the weather is supposed to be atrocious till Wednesday. I might amend my plan to Mediterranean  Morocco. I'll have to see.

This was my embarrassing track!