Ballintuim Ship's Logs Scotland West coast - 2004

North West coast and Outer Hebrides from Creran - Kathy & Nigel
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Wednesday 21st July - return To Barcaldine by car

19.30 back on board

Thursday 22nd July - Creran mooring

09.55 Slip mooring, S 3, partially overcast, sail out of Creran, log not working
11.10 Sailing close hauled down east side of Lismore island, S 4(5)
12.10 Approachin Lismore light, S 4(5) 1st reef in Main
13.10 Anchor in SE corner of Craignure bay for lunch, clean log impellor
14.55 Weigh anchor to head for Tobermory, log working, S 3/4/5
17.40 Drop anchor ing Tobermory harbour
Log 14.3 miles (chart about 30 miles)

Friday/Saturday 23rd / 24th July - Tobermory harbour anchorage

Friday - Heavy rain showers, calm, hang around Tobermory all day, some shopping & purchse diesel
Saturday - More mist & rain, going nowhere, thoroughly wet ! calm

Sunday July 25th - Tobermory harbour anchorage

09.10 Weigh anchor, motor out of harbour, NW 3/4, brighter
10.55 Off Ardnamurchan Light, NW 3/4, Sun, Main + Genoa
12.00 East of Eigg, beautiful reaching on a gentle sea
14.00 WNW 4/5
16.00 Anchor in Ornsay bay, 4.6M,W 3, overcast
Log 28.9 miles

Monday 26th July - Ornsay bay anchoragee

07.15 Weigh anchor, calm, motor out into Sound of Sleat
08.15 Approaching Kyle Rhea, calm, motoring
09.15 Under the bridge and out of Kyle Akin, W 1, still motoring
10.25 Off Eilean-ne Ba, calm
12,30 Off Loch Torridon, calm
14.15 Anchor 5.6M in bay on N side of Longa island, Loch Gairloch, ashore too many seagulls & too much bracken
20.15 Move out 30 meters & re-anchor 6.4M sand?, too close in previously
Log 36.3 miles

Tuesday 27th July - Longa island anchorage, Loch Gairloch

08.15 Weigh anchor to head north into the Artic wastes, SSW 4, overcast, Main + Genoa
10.05 Off Re lighthouse, SSW 3/4, mist,
11.30 On course for Tanera bay, Summer Isles
13.45 Drop anchor between Tanera Beg & Fada Mor, 8.7M, later re-anchor in 7.9M
21.30 Warm evening Sun after walk, good walking on red sandstone with Skuas & Eagle/Buzzard
Log 22.8 miles

Wednesday 28th July - Tanera Beg anchorage, Summer Isles

07.15 Weigh anchor and motor west after midges for breakfast, calm, high cloud
09.00 Sails up, spray hood down, S ish 1/2, hazy sun, continue motor sailing
09.35 Sailing now, Main + Genoa, SW 2/3
10.45 SW 1/2, motoring again
12.30 Approaching Stornoway (Chicken Head), SW 1/3, Sun, sailing
14.40 Tie up in marina (£9.50) after filling water tanks
19.00 light rain
Log 33.1 miles

Thursday 29th July - Stornoway (pontoon berth)

09.30 Deopart Stornoway having taken on Diesel, S 3/4/5, hazy sun, motor then reefed Main + Genos
12.00 Anchor in Loch Mharabhig after motoring in round a tortuous passage between the islands
15.00 Good walk over the hill, S 4/5
18.00 S 4, light rain then more rain
Log 10.2 miles

Continue to the August passage back to Creran via the Outer Hebrides