St. PeterPort, Guernsey, UK

Callisto arrived in St. Peterport last Thursday after 9 days at sea in all kinds of conditions. We had some NE breeze initially and had to do some considerable northing until the high pressure system went east. We were then able to motor to rhumb line foe about 24 hours until we picked up the bottom end on a very strong low pressure front. We had winds of about F5-6 for the next few days but fortunately from the SW and we had all of our working sails and so made good progress. Much better to have a functioning main sail and genoa!
Crossing the shipping lane just south of  the north western corner of France was exciting as hundreds of ships pass through this area every day. The weather has been cold and grey for days and we have not seen the full moon since we left the Azores. The tide was with us for the first 5 hours into the English Channel and the weather cleared considerably.
It was good to reach Guernsey after so many miles and thus ends our circumnavigation. It's a little anticlimactic but very good to be able to take a little rest.
On entry into St. Peter Port my bowthruster gave up the ghost but fortunately we were able to dock without any mishaps.
The Admiral and Marie-Luce (Ian's wife) arrived in the afternoon and we spent the time tearing apart the bowthruster. It will need some spare parts, a new solenoid and control unit as well as new brushes and springs. These were ordered express from France but it would appear that they got lost in transit somewhere and the order had to be put in again.
There are worse places to be stuck than Guernsey and we have been enjoying the fine weather  and the sights of the island.
Our parts are still not here as of today and the next weather window is Friday, we hope to be underway by then but who knows.
It's blowing hard from the north east again so we would not have been able to leave anyway.
It's also turned very cold again. The joys of a so called English summer!
Last night at 0200H we heard a bump in the night, in fact several of them. Once up on deck, in the cold and 25 kts. of wind we discovered the source. One of the visiting boats decided to slip his berth and try to enter the inner marina. He got all his lines and fenders ready but neglected to replace his steering wheel and once he slipped his lines and put the boat into gear he discovered he had no control.
Unfortunately, Callisto stopped his lateral movement until he finally got control his boat. In addition to everything else, I have a few scratches and dings that will need to be taken care of. The boat owner seems to be a stand up guy and has offered to take care of the problem, either here or in London.
We will have to wait and see about the local GRP guys and when I get my bowthruster parts.
Nothing is ever easy.
Ron left for the US last Saturday in order to organize his wife's birthday party. He was a great help with all the mechanical problems we have had over the past 2 months. He will be missed.
Some photos will follow.