Ballintuim Ship's Logs - Weir Quay to Creran - 2002

Passage to Ireland, Tresco to Valentia island passage - Kathy & Nigel

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Tuesday 18th June - Rushy Point, anchorage Tresco

07.00 Weigh anchor, Main+Genoa, Track 312°M, SW 4, sun, File passage report with Falmouth CG
07.45 Track 312°M, contact Golden Dawn on passage to Fastnet, 5 miles ahead
08.45 SW 4/5, Sun, 2 reefs in main
12.00 SWxW 4/5, Sun, log seems to be about 15 or 20% fast
14.00 SWxW 4/5, Sun, 2 rolls in Genoa, Golden Dawn now heading for Cork
20.00 SWxW 3/4, Motor sail (batteries low) uncomfortable sea, N sick, K a bit green
Wednesday 19th June
06.15 Track 315°M, SW 3/4, motorsailing, partially overcast, sea state moderating a little
08.15 Track 317°M, SWxS 3/4, 2 feefs in Main + full Genoa
08.30 Track 321°M, Full main and genoa, alter course for Crookhaven 22.6 miles
11.15 Approaching Fastnet rock
13.30 Drop anchor in 4.2 meters just after harbour
Log 177.6 miles, Chart distance 157.5 miles, reclibrate log to 1.67

Wednesday 20th June - Crookhaven anchorage

09.00 Weigh anchor, wind S 4, partially overcast, Main + Genoa
10.30 Off Mizen head, S 5
12.40 Off Crow head
13.00 Rain, Main down, Genoa reefed
14.00 Drop anchor in Garnish bay, wet and windy but well protected
18.00 S 5, Low forecast to cross tonight
Log 34.6 miles in 5 hrs, ~ 6.9 knots

Thursday 21st June - Garnish anchorage

00.30 - 04.00 SxE 5/6/7 anchor watch. 09.30 SW 2 Overcast, front passed over between 04.30 & 09.00
Walk over to Dursey sound - sheep dogs working.
14.30 Weigh anchor, S 2/4, rain, Main + Genoa
16.30 Drop anchor in Darrynane after usual exciting entry with swell running
18.30 Motor further into harbour, pick up a mooring
22.20 WxS 4, another front moving thru ?
Log 10.1 miles in 2 hrs, ~ 5 knots

Friday 22nd June - Darrynane mooring

09.00 SWxW 3/4, sun, Release mooring, motor then sail out of harbour, Main + Genoa
12.30 SW 4/5 (6)(7), drop anchor in Glanleam bay (Valentia harbour)
Windy (wet) downwind sail after Puffin island
Leach line ripped out almos entire length of leach. Genoa would not come down
Top foil separated, sorted with some help up the mast from neighboring boat
Log 26.9 miles in 3.5 hours ~ 7.7 knots

Saturday 23rd June - Valentia island, Glanleam bay anchorage

09.00 WxS 3/4, Weigh anchor, much weed accounted for earlier dragging, Motor+main
11.00 WxS 4/5, Motor sailing, approaching Blasket sound, Genoa below awaiting repair
12.40 Drop anchor in Smerwick harbour for lunch, more sun than showers
13.26 Weigh anchor, W 3/4, overcast, continue towards Fenit
16.45 WNW 4/5, invetigate Brandon? harbour, abandon due to f/c and shallow water
18.15 WNW 4/5, tie up in Fenit marina. Check top section of forestay foil - re-assemble !
Log 47.3 miles in 7.5 hours ~ 6.3 knots (re-calibrate log to 1.32)

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