Channel Islands - Alum Bay to Cowes

A lazy morning in comparison to the last few. We left the anchorage around 0900 and motored out of the stunning Alum Bay, raising the sails as we lost the protection of the bay and we struck out towards Hurst Castle. The wind was blowing a solid 14 knots but the wind indicator on the boat was not indicating that. Regardless, we had full sails up as we made 8 knots up the Solent, aided by the…