Ballintuim Ship's Logs - Weir Quay to Creran - 2002
Newport (Thelma & Kieran) to Donegal - Kathy & Nigel
Return to Sailing
index or passages off Connemara with Brian & Hilary
or continue to passages North to Scotland
Thursday 1st August - Killary, Leenane Quay anchorage
10.00 Leave Hilary & Brian ashore to return to UK
10.40 Weigh anchor, SE 3, low cloud, Main + Genoa
11.10 NW 2, motoring
11.55 SW 1, Motoring, off Killary entrance
13.00 NE 3, making for Clare island for lunch
13.50 Pick up mooring in Harbour bay, hot sun
18.00 Take on water, stay for night after walk around the island
Log 16.1 miles
Friday 2nd August - Clare island harbour
08.20 Slip mooring, N 2, Cloudless sky, motor
10.15 Entering the channels between the islands (flooded glacial Drumlins)
11.30 Tie up at Newport quay - lunch, dinner, bed & breakfast with Thelma & Kieran
Log 13.5 miles
Saturday 3rd August - Newport quay
11.30 Leave Newport, W1/2, overcast, motoring
13.00 W 2/3, Anchor off Moynish More
14.10 NNW 4/5, main + Genoa
14.50 ~ 1/0, motoring,no wind
15.50 wind all over the place, main + genoa
17.50 Drop anchor in Keem bay 2 miles east of Achill Head, N 4, sun
Log 23.5 miles
Sunday 4th August - Achill, Keem bay anchorage
08.20 Weigh anchor, light wind, motoring
09.00 off Achill Head, NNE 3/2, low cloud,
10.45 Drop anchor off Iniskea North, walk around island, much evidence of old habitation
14.45 Weigh anchor, NNW 3, fog, steer to clear Pladdang rocks and pick up old track
16.15 Off Annagh Head, NNW 3, fog lifting, still motoring
17.20 Off Erris Head, NNW 2
18.30 Anchor off jetty in bay east of Pinroe Point
Log 31.2 miles
Monday 5th August - Broadhaven, Pinroe bay anchorage
07.30 Weigh anchor, calm, fog, motor
08.40 Off Stags rocks, steering 070 M for Malin Beg anchorage
13.30 Clearing a bit, calm
14.00 steering 056 M for Matin Marc Head Glen Bay anchorage
16.15 Anchor in Glen Bay in 7.2M
17.45 move to south side of bay to avoid swell
Log 44.1 miles in 8.75 hours motoring, ~ 5.0 knots
Tuesday 6th August - Glen Bay anchorage
08.00 SSW 2/3, rain, swell, move further out to avoid surfing up the beach
09.05 Weigh anchor, rain/mist clearing, motor then sail
11.55 off Roanish, WSW 4, overcast
12.55 Anchor in lee of Iniskeeragh, WxS,3/4
15.00 Follow the beacons and transis into Burtonport, shopping & diesel
17.30 out to Aran Road and pick up a mooring.
visit Dronac Dancer to borrow passage chart to Islay. Mine loaned to Vic years ago
Log 22.4 miles
