Passage to the Bay of Alghero

Passage to the Bay of Alghero
The wind was blowing from the West North West when we sailied for the Fornelli Passage but, having looked at the detailed sounding chart displayed in Stintino showing a minimum of 5m if you stayed exactly on the transit, it seemed reasonable to attempt the passage even allowing for the sea on the seaward bar. We were nearly spooked by an Italian motor cruiser (a real stink bomb who looked down on us from is lofty flying bridge!) who signalled us urgently to go back. Tension was therefore higher than it need have been as we never registered less than 3m under the keel.
After a lumpy start the wind and sea settled down to provide a satisfying beam reach for the majority of the trip, latterly dying on us as we approached Cappo Cassia. The coast line here is spectacular with high cliffs and deep water right up to the cliff wall. Made for good photography
This is Isola Foradada; yes you can see right through to the other side. In fact you can happily sail between the Island and the peninsula but I suspect the island would create a pretty efficient wind break. The other side of Isola Foradada is one of the local caves with its entrance on the waterline. We would visit Neptune's Grotto the following day.
The high cliffs of Cabo Caccia; a fair bird's eye view from the top. Equally, to get to Neptune's grotto we would walk down from the top to sea level and, more importantly, our weary way back to the top! Now round Carbo Caccia to our anchorage in Cala del Bollo. Return to Index