Is that an Orca?! Avoidance tactics for sailing Atlantic Portugal. #76

Cabo Sao Vincente - the most western tip of the Algarve before turning north towards the U.K. Approaching it again, three years after we rounded it under full sail in 30 kts, we were just a bit anxious, despite the lack of wind. The Atlantic swell felt as if it was loitering just beneath the surface ready to spring into action at the slightest breath of wind and miles and miles of coastal cliffs lay ahead making a passage within the 20m contour too risky. We rounded the Cape on high alert for anything that looked remotely like a fin....