Ballintuim Ship's Logs Scotland West coast - 2003

Cruise to Tiree - Kathy & Nigel + Stef's family

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Thursday 21st August - Tobermory mooring

09.00 S 3/4 , heavy mist then rain, some overnight wind
19.30 Stef, Karen & Rhionna join ship

Friday 22nd August - Tobermory mooring

07.30 NW 2/3, dull but dry
15.30 Drop mooring, sail/motor to Loch Sunart
19.00 Anchor off Salen Bay after stopping for tea, ashore to Pub, music, food and midges
Log 14.2 miles

Saturday 23rd August - Salen Bay anchorage

08.00 Weigh anchor, motor our of Loch Sunart and away from the midges, still, Sun
10.40 Change course for Coll
12.00 Anchor in Loch Chumhainn
Log 17.2 miles

Sunday 24th August - Loch Chumhainn anchorage

9.00 ~2/3, visit seals, some shrimping and swimming
10.00 Weigh anchor ~ 1/3
12.00 Drop anchor off Lunga (Treshnish Isles) after vist by basking sharks,
13.00 Lunch, explore the island
18.30 Weigh anchor for move to Mull
19.30 Drop anchor in Acairseid Mhor,(NW corner of Gometra)
Log 16.8 miles

Monday 25th August - Acairseid Mhor, Gometra

09.30 Weigh anchor, SSE 3 Sun & clouds, motor/sailing round Staffa
14.00 Anchor back in Loch Chumhainn, N 2/3
Log 19.2 miles

Tuesday 26th August - Loch Chumhainn anchorage

am Return to Tobermory to drop Stef & family
14.45 Drop Tobermory mooring, NW 2/3, Main + Genoa, heading for Coll
15.35 Off Ardmore Pt, N 1, Sun, motoring
16.55 N 3/4, sun, sailing again
18.20 Drop anchor off Arinagour pier, Coll, clear blue sky
Log 28.4 miles

Wednesday 27th August - Loch Eatharna anchorage, Coll

12.05 Weigh anchor after short walk (boring), NNE 3, Genoa only
13.45 Anchor on east side of Loch Breachacha
Log 5.3 miles

Thursday 28th August - Loch Breachacha anchorage, South Coll

09.30 Weigh anchor, NE 3/4, Sun, Genoa only
11.00 drive aground in NE corner of Gott Bay, Tiree
15.35 - 21.25 Float off and drive aground again, NE 4/5, Sun, re-float at ~ 6.45am
Log 7.6 miles

Friday 29th August - Gott Bay anchorage, Tiree

06.15 Float off, another beautiful morningg but a bit cold & windy, NNE5, move slightly deeper
10.25 Aground again having decided to delay departure for 24 hours
17.20 Floating again, N 5
21.00 Change of mind, re-anchor in 6M

Saturday 30th August - Gott Bay anchorage, Tiree

09.10 Weigh anchor, NxE 3/4, Sun, Main + Genoa, retrace route out of bay heading for south Mull
10.00 NxE 4, Sun, almost perfect conditions sailing around 5.5/6.0 knots, not another boat to be seen
11.00 NxE 3/4, wind dropped a little, some tide against us
12.20 Approaching Iona, NxE 2, motoring
13.00 Crossing S end of Sound of Iona, NWxN 4, Sun, Main + Genoa, running
14.50 Change course for Pulldoran, 2 reefs in Main
16.00 Off Loch Buie & Cadsaig Bay, NWxN 5, clouds
18.00 Pulldoran looks crowded change course for Loch Feochan
18.45 Drop anchor in Loch Feochan after excitin run in with 5 knots of tide
19.45 Borrow mooring
Log 53.8 miles, ~ av 5.6 knots

Sunday 31st August - Feochan mooring

08.00 Motor out of loch, NNE 3 Sun/cloud, 3kn of tide 40 mins before HW!
09.00 Anchor in Little Horseshoe Bay, Kerrera Sound
14.55 Weigh anchor and head for home again
17.30 Pick up our mooring in Creran


Log 34.2 miles

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