Cherbourg, once again

> The forecast was up to force 6, as good as it has been for the last few days. We set off in the dark at 4 am heading west and then south through the Alderney race to Jersey. However, the nearer we got to the race the larger were the waves and the stronger the wind. It was decision time; press on and hope things would calm down once we were through the race or turn back downwind to Cherbourg once again? Well here we are again.