Ballintuim Ship's Logs Scotland West coast - 2004

Scotish Islands Peaks race and return - Changeable crew!

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Saturday 17th May - Barcaldine

17th - 19th Launch at MRC slip, re-commisioning, return to mooring

Thursday 20th May - Creran mooring

09.30 Pick up Janet & Josh from Glasgow airport
14.15 Motor/sail to mooring at Connel Bridge
Log 10 miles

Friday 21st May - Connel mooring

Kathy & Janet for journey to Jura, John,Nigel & Eddie join for race
09.15 Sail to Oban Sailing club for start of race.
12.30 13th out of Kerrera sound, rowing, NW 1, Sun
17.00 Anchor in Salen after beat up sound of Mull, NW 4/6, sun, first boat left Salen again at 19.55
21.40 Pick up runners at Salen (12th place), NW 2/4
23.00 Spinnaker hoisted since about 10pm, (upto 10th place?)
24.00 Off Duart Pt, Main + Genoa, NW 4
Saturday
02.00 Just past Fladda (11th), N 3/4 Main only
04.05 South of Luing (13th), NxE 2, Main + Genoa
06.00 Anchor on N side of Dorus Mor having failed to get across
06.30 Drifting again as tide changes in Dorus Mor, Calm, Sun
11.00 Very slow progress, Sun,
13.00 Drop runners then anchor at Craighouse, N 1,2,3
17.35 Pick up runners, NW 3, Sun, Main + Spinnaker
19.40 Perfect sailing en route for Mull of Kintyre, NW 3/4
21.30 N 3/4
23.30 Rounding the Mull of Kintyre
23.50 Stuck in a hole, no wind, no tide
Sunday
03.00 Anchor for 2nd time off Borgadelmore Pt. Give up and try to sleep 07.40 Weigh anchor, still no wind!
08.15 Calm at last tide now favourable, "Artful Dodger" reported in Sanda sound after motoring
09.20 Drifting past Macosh Buoy, report rounding Kintyre to Clyde
13.20 Approaching Pladda, W 2, Main + Spinnaker
15.45 Land runners at Lamlash
19.45 Runners retrieved, Depart for Troon, W4/5 Main + Spinnaker, Kathy back on board
21.00 Wind inreasing, drop Spinnaker
22.15 Tie up in Troon marina, celebrate 1st in Cruiser class, many visitors, runners leave
Log 144.4 miles, 2 days 9 hrs 45 mins, runners 13 hrs 15 mins (included in total time)

Monday 24th May - Troon marina

16.45 Leave Troon, Josh having left for home after lunch, John & Ann remain on board, Motor/sailing
20.00 Anchor in Lamlash, supper then a wee dram with John & Jennifer
Log 16 miles

Tuesday 25th May - Lamlash anchorage

09.15 Weigh anchor, N 2/3, overcast, Main + Genoa
12.10 NW 3, motor sail
15.45 Drop anchor off Sanda island, 1.2M, NW 2, Sun
Log 26.5 miles

Continue to cruise back to Creran with John & Ann