Category: Scotland
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Underway 09.15 GMT Friday 17th June
N59 x W005. Abeam the Rock of Rona. Easterley F4 We left Ullapool at 1400 Thursday 16th June and beat into a light wind and a foul tide. We knew it wasn’t the perfect time to leave tide wise but were eager to get underway. The wind died soon after and we motored past the…
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Sumara Departing North Today
Ullapool, Calm. Overcast Sarah arrived safely yesterday lunchtime and Thembi sailed in the evening after a cracking sail up the west coast despite the rather grim weather outlook before their departure. It was great to meet Dan and Charlotte (Watters) for the first time and to see Tim again. They looked very happy and full…
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Preparing for the Faroes
Ullapool. F2 SE. Just started to rain. Torsten caught the bus to Inverness yesterday and Sarah will arrive this afternoon. Hopefully Thembi will sail in soon too. The expedition team is gradually assembling. Although there is a whacking great big depression working it’s way towards Ireland it looks like the winds up north will be…
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Portree to Ullapool via Acairseid Mor, Rona
Ullapool. NW 5-7, Raining.We had a pleasant morning in Portree. A lovely Finnish double ender picked up a buoy near us. I had a feeling these were very experienced sailors who knew what they were doing. The boat was called “Feshie of Caladh” and was owned by Malcolm and Moyra Stewart. We had a little…
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Ardnamurchan and Kyle Rhea
Portree. Still sunny and light SW wind.We stayed for a day in Tobermory because there was very little wind. The following morning it blew old boots from the west and we had to beat into a rough sea for four hours before finally clearing ‘ard n murcky point. Once we came off the wind Sumara…
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The Big Adventure Begins
Tobermory. Sunny and light NE wind. It’s 7.30am and we are moored in Tobermory Harbour. Peter and Torsten arrived on the “sleeper” from London. They got cheap tickets but ended up in seats not beds so they were quite tired when I met them at Oban Station but nevertheless up for a short 24 nm…
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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…