It feels like déjà vue. Planned to set off for Alderney on the Friday night but weather too bad to leave. Left on Saturday morning at 8am. We wanted to give the round the island race competitors a chance to get clear. The wind was gusty force 6 and we had to tack all the way to the needles. The strong winds were causing carnage to the racers and we have great admiration for the coastguard who were continuously dealing with maydays. We passed some stragglers in...