Ballintuim Ship's Logs Scotland west coast - 2006
Cruise north from Creran mooring - Kathy & Nigel
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21.00 Climb back on board with boat on the hard standing,moving boom from cabin.
Wednesday / Thursday 17th & 18th May - Hard standing at Creran
Work on recommisioning in rather poor weather conditions.
Friday 19th May - Hard standing at Creran
06.30 Calm, light drizzle
09.00 Launch in calm conditions
pm - Motor to Souh Shian, anchor
Saturday 20th May - South Shian anchorage
08.00 Overcast, low cloud, p 1019
11.25 Weigh anchor, wind SW 3/4, main + Genoa, making for Loch Alsh
12.30 Approaching Kyle Rhea
13.45 Pass under new bridge to Skye, wind W4, Main + Genoa
15.00 Wind N 2/3 (rain), Motor (+ main) change direction for Caol Rona
17.20 Dodge rocks into Rona anchorage, anchor in 7.5m, log 30.0 miles
20.00 Calm, Up the mast to re-install wind vane.(seems to work!)
06.00 Wind NE 1, p 1023.5, Cloudless sky,beautiful bright morning
07.35 Weigh anchor and ease out of anchorage, NxE 3, Sun, Motor (+main)
12.00 Off Re lighthouse, lovely sunny morning, Main + Genoa
13.50 Off Green Point
15.30 Onto starboard tack past mian anchorage on East side of Tannara Mor
16.10 Drop anchor in bay just west of Caolas Ristol anchorage (7.1m), Log 44.7 miles
06.00 Calm and cloudless, another lovely morning
07.10 Weigh anchor and circle Ristol to head north into the unknown, motor + main
10.00 Just past "Old Man of Stoer", Genoa down for more repairs
10.30 Wind N3, high cloud, Main + Genoa
12.00 Drop anchor in Keracher Bay
13.13 - 17.30 Visit gardens and walk (requiring subsequent de-ticking!
17.45 Weigh anchor, wind NW3, sun and clouds, Motor
18.45 Return to Loch Nedd for overnight anchorage, a few moored boats but very snug in 3.6m, log 27.7 miles
06.00 Calm, Sun and high cloud, yet another lovely morning
07.50 Weigh anchor, set off to island hop up north side of bay, wind SW1, Motor
09.50 Anchor in Scourie bay
11.40 Weigh anchor after trip ashore to collect purchases left at shop, Motor
12.00 Drop anchor in Port an Eilein, Handa. Great walk across Handa island
16.45 Weigh anchor, wind S 2/3, p 1026, Motor around islands in L Laxford
19.00 Anchor in Loch a'Chadh-Fi (Bagh an Annaite?) 8.1m, Log 20 miles
06.00 Calm and cloudless, p 1023
07.45 Weigh anchor, wind SE 2, Motor + main, One sailboat ahead only 2nd sited since Rona
09.00 Just past Am Balg island, Cape Wrath 5 miles ahead, wind SW 2
09.40 Approaching the cape, Motor(+main)
09.50 Dound the point close inshore, inside Duslic island, losing the tide
10.10 Warning from range control that we must exit the range by 11am, wind N 1/2
11.00 Sailing slowly but helped by east flowing tide, just crossed the range boundary
11.25 Bombing starts!
12.50 Anchor of Eilean Hoan for lunch (too many rocks)
14.50 Weigh anchor and potter up the loch, Genoa
16.50 Anchor in South Ard Neackie after a brief sortie round Rispond rock and Bay
18.30 Move down to Camus an Duin, Log 31.2 miles
