Ballintuim Ship's Logs Scotland West coast - 2005

Peaks Race, variously Josh, Adam, Dermot & Stewart - Kathy & Nigel

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Tuesday 17th & 18th May - Barcaldine

14.30 Launch off Ewen's slip, motor out to mooring
Maintenance

Thursday 19th May - Creran mooring

10.00 - 16.20 Ashore to collect Josh from Glasgow
16.40 Drop mooring, motor, S 2/3, just not raining
18.40 Tie up at Fisherman's Wharf, Connel, pub for supper, Dermot & Stewart joined ship
Log 10.3 miles

Friday 20th May - Connel Fisherman's Wharf

07.15 Depart for Oban, SE 2/5, showers
08.10 Arrive Oban, Adam arrived by train
12.30 Start race, 11th away from Oban
13.00 Reaching towards Lismore Light, S 4, fine, down to 13th
14.37 Spinnaker up off L Aline entrance but close to Mull shore, SSE2, about 18th
15.00 Loose hauled, spinnaker down, S 3/4, about 23rd now
16.00 Arrive Salen in wind & rain, ~ 20th, runners ashore, anchor on west side of bay
17.45 First boat away, 6 gone by 20.15
20.50 Picken up runners at Salen, about 15th away
21.20 Main + Genoa, WSW 3 (4)
22.25 Now about 16th & being chased, NW light, Main + spinnaker
23.10 SSW 3, Main + Genoa, wind all over the place, some boats rowing, 17th ?
Saturday
00.15 SSW 3, tacking, overtaken by 2 more boats
00.40 3 reefs + Genoa, S to SE to E 4/5, showers
01.25 S/SSW 4(5), tacking
02.00 Tack off Inish Island
05.55 S 4(5), 2 reefs + Genoa, after light winds and multiple tacks
07.50 S 4, Main + Genoa, past Fladda, now beating down Sound of Jura
09.20 Arrive Craighouse and drop off runners
10.00 Recover !
14.40 Runners back on board, Leave Craighouse, light south wind, warm, Sun
15.40 Main + Genoa, close hauled, SxW
17.40 Close hauled, 2 reefs in Main, S 4(5)
18.45 Close hauled. S 3/4
20.55 Wind backed at 20.00, SExS 4/(5), now close hauled for Kin-W way point
22.00 Approaching Kin-W, report approach to Clyde CG, Main + Genoa
23.59 Caught by the tide, zero progress, report to Clyde again
Sunday
00.40 Off Mull light, looking for anchorage
02.00 Head back to the Mull, no reasonable anchorages
03.00 Back at the Mull light, reefs + Genoa
04.00 Short tacks along the shore, very slow progress, SW 2, Main + Genoa
05.20 Close reach past north side of Sanda Island, report rounding to Clyde again
10.20 Drop runners off in Lamlash after reach and spinnaker run in, SW 2
14.40 Pick up runners (and Kathy), SE 4(5), 3 reefs + Genoa
17.10 est Arrive Troon, Main + Spin, Champagne for first in class 3, Kate & Stewat's family arrive to join celebrations,
Supper at the marina restaurent before Kate and Adam leave for Glasgow.
Log 194.6 miles, 2 days 4 hrs 40 mins, runners 14 hrs 30 mins (included in total time

Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th May - Troon marina

16.00 Josh departs for airport on Monday, much maintenance, heavy rain showers
11.15 Motor out with newly purchsed & installed engine drive belt, NNE 2
11.40 Heading for Arran, NNE 2, Main + Spinnaker
12.15 Wind backing and increasing, N-NNW 3, Main + Genoa
14.25 Approaching north end of Holy Island
14.45 Anchor 4.3M on north side Lamlash harbour
21.25 Afrer walk over the hill to Brodick, re-anchor 10M near slip on south side for more shelter from f/c southerly, calm
Log 17.7

Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th May - Lamlash anchorage, Arran

Wednesday raining all day, Backgammon and postcards
08.25 Thursday, Weigh anchor, SW 4/5, 3 reefs + 4 rolls in Genoa, close hauled in a gusty wind
09.10 Off shore wind settled, loose Genoa reefs, Sw 3/4
10.30 off Pladda, heading for Campbeltown, SW 4(5), close reach
13.00 Entering Campbeltown, motoring
13.30 Anchor in NW corner of harbour in 7M
16.50 Return from walk to find anchor dragging moved ~100m into moorings, W4(5), Sun, no damage, re-anchor in 5M
22.30 All peace and quiet, WSW 2
Log 31.1 miles

Friday 27th May - Campbeltown harbour ancharage

09.25 Recover anchor by dinghy from shallows, leave harbour, motor
09.45 Approaching entrance,-decision time- turn left for Loch Fyne and Crinan canal, calm, rain, motoring
11.15 Off Carradale bay, N2, rain, motoring
12.00 Off Pimmill, Kathy still on rain watch navigting by road map
13.40 Off Skipness, bear away into Loch Fyne, ExN 4(5), rain, 3 reefe + 6 rolls in Genoa
15.45 Pass thru' various racing fleets off Tarbert (~200 boats), ENE 2, rain, mainly motor, headed for Crinan (no contest)
16.30 Approaching entrance to Crinan canal, ENE 2, rain
17.00 Tie up after sea loch together with 16 other boats, pay fees £84, still raining
Log 38.9 miles

Saturday 28th / Sunday 29th May - Crinan Canal

More rain on Saturday, Sunday move on to last Dunardry lock

Monday 30th May - Dunardry lock, Crinan Canal

08.40 Depart mooring, calm, sun
10.30 Depart sea lock, motor towards Jura
11.40 Anchor in Port an Tiobairt amongst the seals, then walk to north end of Jura overlooking Corryvreckan
17.40 Sail across to mainland, Loch Beag for better shelter from f/c wind, W 3/4, Sun
18.25 Drop anchor 2.5M in Loch Beag
Log 15.9 miles

Tuesday 31st May - Loch Beag anchorage

08.40 Weigh Anchor, calm, Sun, no clouds, Main + motor
09.15 Approaching Corryvreckan, many seabirds and dolphins in the race
11.00 Upto 6 knots of tide thru' the channel and 3 or 4 knots out to the west, sun
12.30 Approaching Ross of Mull & Iona sound, wind variable 1, Sun, main + motor
13.15 Sailing in Sound of Iona having a peaceful lunch, W2, Main + Genoa
13.40 Wind backingOff the village/harbour
14.00 Approaching north end of sound, wind now veering, motor sail
15.45 Drop anchor off Lunga (Treshnish Isles) in 3.6M, calm, Sun
18.00 Weigh anchor after visiting the Puffins et al, calm/Sun, beautiful evening & setting
19.30 Round Caliach point heading for Loch Chumhainn, motor
20.20 Drop anchor 1.6M (low water) in the loch, poor weather f/c
Log 52 miles

Wednesday 1st / Thursday 2nd June - Loch Chumhainn. Skye

Wind & rain on Wednesday, anchorage not great for the conditions, SExS 6(7), decreasing during the day
10.30 Thursday Weigh anchor, SxW 5, mist, Main + Genoa
11.30 Off Ardmore Pt, wind all over the place, 2 reef + genoa,
12.00 Off Gall, as always in Sound of Mull wind almost dead ahead, SxE 4, rain, 2reefs + motor
13.10 Anchor for lunch just south of Ghlaisich Pt on Mull (getting out of rsin & tide)
14.05 On the move again, SXW 2/4, Rain, Genoa reefing gear up the creek, 2 reefs + motor
15.00 Approaching Fishnish Bay, tightend drum on reefing gear,
16.20 Rounded Redire Pt, reefing gear still jambed, SxW 1/2, RAIN,
17.20 One mile off NW Lismore,SxW 1/2, rain, 2 reefs + motor
17.45 Drop Anchor 6M in Ramsey Harbour, rain, work on reefing gear
Log 36.5 miles

Wednesday 1st / Saturday 4th June - Ramsey, Lismore

09.20 Weigh anchor, (rain), motor
10.45 Pick up mooring at Barcaldine, SW 3, raining again
20.00 Supper in cockpit after a day of maintenance, calm, sun & clouds, head for home tomorrow
Log 7.0 miles

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