Author: Alasdair
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Saving Weight
Dunstaffnage. Light westerley, overcast but pleasant. Everything takes a bit longer on a boat. I set off for my long Sunday run at 8.30. It wasn’t too long, just around the cliffs to Oban and back. By the time I had my shower and brewed up some coffee it was 11am. Sumara is basically full up, and…
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Lopo Light interfering with VHF
Tim spent most of the day up the mast changing the Lopo light for the third time. Alas it seems as bad, if not worse, than ever. I think I will have to ditch LEDs until the technology sorts itself out. In the meantime this season we’ll have to sail either with no light or…
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Over 70 knots at Dunstaffnage
Here are a couple of amazing pictures taken last week when one boat was registering well over 70 knots of wind. It’s a good job the cover was well made!No damage to the boat thanks to the marina staff who rose to the challenge. Sumara is on the left of the cream coloured Fisher, virtually covered by…
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Preparing Sumara
Dunstaffnage Marina Near Oban. I arrived last night to start to prepare Sumara. It has been blowing hard from the South West with plenty of rain so I’ve been trying to tackle the jobs down below. Apparently last week Sumara was virtually submerged by waves in 79 knots of wind – and that’s in the…