Ballintuim Ship's Logs - Weir Quay to Creran - 2002
Burtonport to Scotland - Kathy & Nigel
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index or passages from Connemara
or on to passages through Scotish Isles
Wednesday 7th August - Burtonport mooring
09.30 Slip mooring, motor out then Main + Genoa, NNW 2/3, high clouds
11.30 Anchor off SE corner of Gola island after a rather wet passge, NNW 3/4 (5), rain
13.00 WxN 3, rain clearing
16.00 Walk around Gola island, sun & pink rocks then rain then leave anchorage
17.30 Anchor in Gweedore river just SW of Bunbeg harbour ~ 4.8M, attractive quiet anchorage
Log 11 miles
Thursday 8th August - Bunbeg anchorage
07.45 Weigh anchor E 1/2, Motor out of Bunbeg, anchor off Inishmeans for breakfast
09.55 Weigh anchor, E 1/2, light rain, motor
10.50 Off Bloody Foreland, E 1/3, light rain
12.00 Passed through Keelasmore Sound, E 2/3 light rain, strong tide, Toberglassen bay
13.20 Off Horn Head, NE 2/3, light rain
14.25 drop anchor in Tranarossan bay for lunch
15.50 - 17.25 continue to motor sailing to anchor in Glisk Bay, Mulroy Bay/river ! !
Log 28.8 miles
Friday 9th August - Mulroy Bay, Glisk anchorage
08.10 Weigh anchor, motor out of river, NNW 4/5, sun/clouds
11.55 Sailing up Loch Swilly, 2 reefs / small jib, steep waves all the way and inside the loch
13.00 Finally anchor off Skate rock S of Killygarven point, NNW 4/5 (6)
Log 25.2 miles
Saturday 10th August - Loch Swillly, Killygarven anchorage
09.00 NNW 1/2, sun/clouds, ashore for a walk
13.00 Weigh anchor, N 3, motoring
14.00 Off Dunree Head, NW3 (4)
15.15 Off Dunoff Head
17.00 Arrive at Lag river, motor
18.00 No way to continue up river, tide rising, drop anchor to make 180deg turn, head out
19.55 Drop anchor in Tullagh bay, WxS, no swell
23.9 miles
Sunday 11th August - Tullagh Bay anchorage
07.00 SE 6, rain
12.00 walk into village for Pub lunch
17.00 NW 4/5, showers, stay for night?, rather exposed
20.30 Staying put
Monday 12th August - Tullagh Bay anchorage
07.20 Weigh anchor, motor/sail out of bay, SW 3, sun/clouds
08.20 Off Malin head, sailing
08.25 Track 084°M, motor, Alter course for Islay, strong tide 2/3/3.8 knots
09.00 Motor/sail Approachin Inishtrahull, distance to Islay 36 miles, tide down to 2 knots
10.00 Sailing rather slowly, tide ~1.5 knots
11.00 Motor, SW 2(1), overcast, viz' good, Irish coast Rathlin island, Mull of Galloway all clear
12.00 Motor/sailing, s 3/4, overcast
13.00 Track still 084°M, tide 1/1.5 knots, visability rapidly decreasing
14.00 Track 080°M, SE/SW 3/5, showers, wind very changeable, tide slack
15.10 2 miles off Port Ellen, tide now against us
15.45 Anchor on west side of Port Ellen in 3.3M
22.00 S 1, rain, walk into town.
Log 43.9 miles in 8.50 hrs, ~ 5.2 knots
