Ballintuim Ship's Logs - Weir Quay to Creran 2002
Fenit, County Kerry to Aran Isles, Galway - Kathy & Nigel
Return to Sailing
index or to passage from the Scilly Isles
or on with passages around Galway & Connemara
Monday 24th June - Fenit marina
08.00 Showers, washing & phone calls re. sail & foil
11.15 Drop moorings, SW 4/5, rain, motor sail out of Fenit
13.00 Off Kerry Head with steep seas, engine off, SW 5/6 (7), rain
14.00 Running up the Shannon estuary, SW 5/6 (7), rain
15.00 Beal Point bar, W 4, showers
16.00 Anchor off Coppagh Pier, W 3, overcast, take Genoa to Eliz Saunders for repair.
17.15 Weigh anchor to look for anchorage for the night, W 3/4, overcast
17.50 Anchor off Rineanna light, Scattery Island
Log 29.1 miles in 5.20 hrs, ~ 5.5 knots
Tuesday 25th June - Kilrush, Scattery anchorage
10.00 Write postcards, W 4
14.00 Motor into Marina to pick up sail and do laundry
18.00 Genoa returned E80, re-hoist Genoa - seems OK but need to tighten halyard
20.00 Return to Scattery island anchorage, weather seems settled 1034.5mb
Log 3.6 miles
Wednesday 26th June - Kilrush, Scattery anchorage
10.30 Weigh anchor & motor down the Shannon,W 5(6), mist viz ~ 200 meters
11.45 Anchor off Carrigaholt new pier,, W 5(6)
19.00 NW 4/5 Cold front passed over - somewhat brighter weather
Log 4.9 miles
Thursday 27th June - Carrigaholt anchorage
09.40 Sail out of anchorage - Main only, NNW 4/5
10.20 Hoist Genoa with some shelter from the land - seems OK
Sail on to Kilbaha anchorage with many dolphins
Long walk ashore, roch arch, rough seas, deserted countyside
Log 6 miles
Friday 28th June - Kilbaha anchorage
08.55 Weigh anchor, motor sailing, NNW 4(5), overcast
09.35 Off Loop head, motor off, 1 reef in main, NNW 4(5)
11.00 NNW 3/4
12.00 Off Kilkee, head up for Hags Head, wind ~50 deg apparent
12.30 head up again, vane at 50deg
15.00 Make course for Aran, WNW 4(5)
17.10 Anchor off Kilronan, Inishmore
Log 45.6 miles in 8.25 hours ~ 5.5 knots (mostly close hauled)
Saturday 29th June - Inishmore, Kilronan anchorage
10.05 Weigh anchor sailing out of the bay, W 4(5), overcast
12.00 Pick up mooring (visitors) off Sruthan Quay in Cashla Bay. NNW 4(5)
18.00 Meet Paraic Breathnash regarding mooring - agree E60 for 3 weeks
Log 10.6 miles
Sunday 30th June until Wednesday 3rd July, Sruthan Quay mooring
Monday ashore to book airline tickets and some walks avoiding the rain
Tuesday
10.15 Leave mooring to sail round to Greatmans Bay, grab mooring for lunch
13.30 Drop mooring for sail back to Cashla
15.00 Motor to Rossaveel Harbour for diesel
17.00 back to Sruthan and begin settling the boat for departure
Log 14.4 miles
Wednesday leave boat for our journey back to UK on 2 different planes
