Shortly after leaving Póvoa de Varzim something got caught in the propeller or rudder as suddenly engine rpm reduced from 1800 to 1500 and boat speed from 6.5kts to 5.9kts. There was quite some large seaweed floating around at that time and I thought…oh oh…Bingo! Luckily I could free it up without jumping into the water and the journey proceeded with sharp look-out for more obstacles causing potential trouble.

We have now moored at Douro Marina in Porto for a longer stay. The approach can be a bit tricky but in today‘s condition it was all easy. We arrived 1 hour before high tide during slack time and currents in the river were close to zero. Swell on the bar at the river’s entry was moderate with 10kts winds from South. However, I have learned that direction of swell and direction of wind are not necessarily unidirectional here on the Atlantic.

Porto – just Porto…

Weather is like a good Scandinavian summer…😉

Fair winds…