Log – 2013

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Date Time Comment Log Cumulative log Engine (mins) Engine (total) Weather On board
01/05/2013 Anne & Andy
05:15 Left Bangor marina 6843.7 Wind SW3-4
05:35 Full sail up – heading slightly high on broad reach to keep speed up
05:40 Engine off 25
Gybing and goosewinging at various times to try and get a decent pace, but wind gradually dying and going S
07:45 Engine on, jib in 5786.6
Headed up a bit onto 050C to reduce XTE
09:00 54 58.175 N 5 25.304 W 6863.2
10:00 Wind gone round 40 deg. Or so W and risen. Engine off, jib out. 02.558N 5 17.051 W 6869.3 135 Wind WSW4
10:30 Wind died again and shifted to S – down to 8-9kts true – not enough to keep us going. Engine on, jib in.
11:00 Wind back again – around 12-14kts. Engine off, jib out. 55 07.519 N 5 12.333 W 6875.2 30
11:20 Wind increased 18-22kts – making 7-8kts OG 5803.3
12:00 Wind still blowing around 17-20kts from NW. 55 13.678 N 5 05.864 W 6882.5
Almost level with Ailsa Craig – v. impressive lump of rock.
13:00 55 20.125 N 5 00.215 W 6889.9
Wind dropped v. slightly to 15-17kts – still making 7kts OG
13:30 Wind back up again 20-22kts
14:00 Wind dropped a little 12-15kts. 55 26.513 N 4 51.794 W 6898
14:55 Wind dropping right off. Engine on, jib out. 1.2M to Lady Isle
15:30 Main in
15:55 In Troon Yacht Haven – Berth B13 6908 60
Total: 64.3 64.3 250 4:10
02/05/2013 08:40 Left Troon Marina 6908 Wind v. light 3-4kts
10:00 Horse Island stbd beam 0.5M off 6915.2
10:45 0.5M off Farland Head – stbd beam 6919.5
11:45 In Largs Yacht Haven – berth K47 6925.2 185
Total: 17.2 81.5 435 7:15
04/05/2013 06:35 Left marina 6925.2 Baro 1014 Wind SW2 Cold
07:05 Wind increased a bit W3. Full sail, engine off 30
07:50 Wind dropped. Engine on, jib in
08:20 Cloch Point 0.5M stbd beam 6935.7
08:45 Kempock Point 0.5M stbd beam 6938.3 Wind W4-5
09:40 Arrived and berthed – Rhu Marina 6942.8 110
Total: 17.6 99.1 575 9:35
07/05/2013 08:55 Left marina 6942.8 Wind SW1-2 Sunny
10:00 Stone Point S Cardinal 6948.9
10:50 Picked up a morring off Kilmun 6952.2 115
13:55 Left mooring
15:20 Back in Rhu marina 6960.5 85
Total: 17.7 116.8 775 12:55
18/06/2013 09:35 Left Rhu marina 6960.5 Baro 1021 Andy & Anne
10:30 Off Baron’s Point – entering Loch Long 6965.2 Wind SE1
11:30 Turning to enter Loch Goil 6971.1
Wind increased to 10-12 knots, but only 5kts apparent
11:50 Wind increased a little – 12kts Engine off, jib out 135
12:35 Jib in, engine on
12:40 Picked up morring Loch Goilhead 6976.7 5
Total: 16.2 133 915 15:15
19/06/2013 08:25 Left mooring 6976.7 Wind calm
Saw lots of seals by Gob a Chalmain point Baro 1021
09:20 Back in Loch Long 6981.8
09:45 Breeze increased S3 Hoisted main, motorsailing
11:03 Wind increased S4 – still motorsailing E. Cardinal Dunoon Bank 6991.5
11:40 Engine off, jib out 195
12:05 Tacked towards Rothesay – had to put in a couple of tacks after windshift
12:55 Engine on, sails down
13:10 Berthed D pontoon – Port Bannatyne marina 7004.8 15
Total: 28.1 161.1 1125 18:45
20/06/2013 08:40 Left Port Bannatyne 7004.8 Baro 1021
09:05 Hoisted main – motorsailing Wind NE 1-2
09:45 Through channel through Burnt Islands 7011.2
Saw a seal and went through swarms of jellyfish
10:50 Breeze settled down to SE2-3 Engine off, jib out 130
11:00 Red can off Ardlamont Point close to stbd 7018.9
12:20 Approaching Arran wind died. Engine on, sails in
12:40 On visitors mooring 3 – Loch Ranza 7028 20
Total: 23.2 184.3 1275 21:15
21/06/2013 08:10 Dropped mooring 7028 Baro 1015
08:20 Main and 2/3 jib, engine off 10 Wind W3 – grey and murky
08:50 Wind died. Engine on, jib in
09:10 Wind increased again from N N4 gusting 5
Still motorsailing
10:00 Approaching Tarbert – main down
10:15 Moored up East Tarbert A15 7040.9 85
Total: 12.9 197.2 1370 22:50
24/06/2013 07:25 Left Tarbert 7040.9 Baro 1025
07:40 Jib out, engine off 15 Wind NW3 gusting 4
09:05 Red No.47 off Ardlamont Pt. 7049.5
Engine on, jib in – heading directly to windward up West Kyle
10:00 Round top of West Kyle 55
Engine off, jib out
Weaved slowly through Burnt Islands – wind v.fluky and variable
Ran down East Kyle – jib only Wind var N-NW 2-5
11:40 Engine on, jib in – round Ardmaleish Point
11:50 Moored up Port Bannatyne 7064.4
Total: 23.5 220.7 1440 24:0
25/06/2013 08:05 Left Port Banntyne 7064.4 Wind calm
Lots of activity round Clyde – saw Waverley and then 7 police boats, 2 minesweepers and a patrol boat Baro 1016
10:55 Moored up Rhu 7081.5 170
Vanguard Class nuclear sub came in
Total: 17.1 237.8 1610 26:50
18/07/2013 09:10 Left marina 7081.5 Wind SW 1-2 Cloudy Anne & Andy
Baro 1032
09:40 Hoisted main, motorsailed down channel. Wind varying through 40-50 degrees. Settleed at SW2 eventually.
11:25 Tried jib out, but only made 3.5kts OG, so pulled in again.
12:00 Heading past Mountstewart House on Bute 7098.9
12:25 Wind increased a little – 1o-11kts true. Jib out, engine off 105
12:40 Passing lighthouse on Rubh’an Eun point 7103.5
13:35 Wind dying. Jib in, engine on
14:00 Wind died completely 1-4kts. Sun starting to break through fully.
14:20 No wind at all, main down
14:45 Entering Lamlash bay past R in North Channel
15:05 On visitor’s mooring in Lamlash 7117.2 90
Total: 35.7 273.5 1805 30:5
19/07/2013 14:15 Dropped mooring in Lamlash 7117.2 Wind – calm. Baro 1031
16:25 Entering Hunterston Channel at bottom of Little Cumbrae Island 7130.7
17:20 In berth D18 Largs Yacht Haven 7135.9 185
Total: 18.7 292.2 1990 33:10
20/07/2013 08:55 Left Largs 7135.9 Wind var – essentially calm. Baro 1031
09:20 Hoisted main – motorsailing Wind rapidly became N3-4
09:30 Jib out (.), engine off 35 Wind NNE 4-5 occ gusting 6
Tacked up Firth
11:30 Rounded Cloch Point 7151 Wind dropped to F3 and below
Full jib out
12:05 Wind dying fast, tacked through moorings off Gourock but dropped to nothing. Engine on, jib in
12:55 Picked up our mooring for lunch 7159.1 50
14:10 Dropped mooring
14:20 Berthed in usual berth – Rhu marina 7159.5 10
Total: 23.6 315.8 2085 34:45
09/08/2013 10:45 Left Rhu 7159.5 Baro 1020. Weaather grey, patchy cloud. Andy, Derek and Adie
11:00 Main up – one reef. Engine off Wind N/NW 3-4
11:05 Full jib out 20
Tacked a couple of times to clear Cloch Point
Wind all over the shop between 2 and 23 knots. V. gusty and more wind on Dunoon shore a lot of the time.
14:10 Engine on, jib in. Main down off entrance to Largs.
14:30 Berth E6 Largs marina 7180 20
Total: 20.5 336.3 2125 35:25
10/08/2013 Made decision early morning not to take part in RYA Cruise – mainly for weather reasons.
07:55 Left Largs 7180 Baro 1024. Patchy cloud.
08:15 Engine off, full sail out 20 Wind S/SW 2 – shifty
Tacked down Hunterston Channel
09:15 Wind died – engine on, jib in
Heading through Cumbrae Pass
10:00 A little bit of breeze. Engine off, jib out 45 Wind SW2
12:30 Wind died – engine on, jib in
12:40 Wind back again. Engine off, jib out 10
13:15 Engine on, sails down
13:30 Berthed in Tarbert 7207.6 15
Total: 27.6 363.9 2215 36:55
11/08/2013 09:10 Left Tarbert 7207.6 Baro 1020. V. Showery overnight and morning, sunny spells.
09:25 One reef in main and jib two dots. Engine off. 15
10:50 Cleared Skipness Point – tried to head up, but wind headed us. Will have to tack down Kilbrannan Soundd 7216.1
12:25 Only had to do one tack – more or less making sound on starboard.
13:20 Red buoy off Carradale Pt. 7231.2
14:30 Otterard Rock E Cardinal 7239.3
14:40 Jib in, engine on
15:10 Moored on Campbeltown pontoon 7243.3 30
Total: 35.7 399.6 2260 37:40
12/08/2013 08:50 Left Campbeltown 7243.3 Baro 1019. Cloudy, some sunny patches.
09:10 Main up, engine off 20 Wind NW4-5
09:25 Gybed past Davaar Island lighthouse. Jib out, two dots. Making nearly 7kts. Wind NW5-6
11:45 Gybed onto port heading for wpt. Just south of Ailsa Craig around 4 miles away.
12:40 Rounded Ailsa Craig close – up on wind. A couple more rolls in jib. 7266.5
Lively beat – going beautifully.
14:10 Sea eased a lot in lee of Pladda Island.
Wind dropped a little and fluky.
14:45 Jib in during a lull.
14:55 Engine on. Fullarton Rock R buoy 7284
15:20 Picked up mooring – Lamlash 7286.7 25
Total: 43.4 443 2305 38:25
Nearly hit boat on mooring next door when tide turned. Moved to a different local mooring.
13/08/2013 08:30 Sailed off mooring 7286.7 Baro 1024. Sunny spells.
Slow tacking off Brodick Bay.
10:15 Wind died completely. Engine on, jib in.
11:10 Breeze filled in slightly from NNW2-3. Engine off, jib out. 55
Tacking up towards Loch Fyne off North Arran shore.
12:50 Wind died. Engine on, jib in.
13:15 Wind filled in a little. Engine off, jib out. 25
Wind v. variable – tacking to clear Sgat Mor.
13:55 Past Sgat Mor – had to do two tacks to clear island. 7312.7
14:10 Engine on, sails in off Portavadie entrance
14:25 Berth A10 Portavadie Marina 7314.7 15
Total: 28 471 2400 40:0
14/08/2013 08:30 Left marina 7314.7 Baro 1024. Weather cloudy and grey.
08:45 Engine off, full sail 15 Wind S2
Tacking down Loch Fyne. Wind very variable.
10:00 Wind v. light and shifted to SW a little, so hoisted spinnaker. However, too light to make any real progress.
10:15 Snuffed spinnaker, engine on.
10:30 Round R off Ardlamont Pt and spinnaker out. Wind SW3
Engine off. 15
11:15 Spinnaker down round Rubha Dubh point. Tidied up.
11:25 Jib out
11:40 Engine on, jib in. Stuck our nose into Caladh Harbour.
11:50 Through channel in Burnt Islands
Motorsailing down East Kyle Wind SE4 gusting 5
13:10 Into Port Bannatyne 7336.7 80
Total: 22 493 2510 41:50
15/08/2013 09:15 Left Port Bannatyne 7336.7 Baro 1015
09:30 Main up one reef, engine off 15
09:35 Jib out, two dots Wind S4-5
Tacked down Firth of Clyde channel between Cumbrae and Bute. Heavy rain for a while
12:00 Rounded southern tip of Little Cumbrae Island 7352.8
12:50 Rolled jib in and shadowed GP14 Nationals fleet down two reaches and watched finish
Hovered around to watch start of second race
13:25 Engine on for more control to watch start
13:35 Engine off – bore away towards Cloch Point 10
13:40 jib out
Wind very variable 10-24kts and significant shifts. Gybed down Firth of Clyde channel
15:45 Round Cloch Point
Wind dropped a little
16:15 Wind dropped further. Engine on, sails in.
17:05 In Rhu – usual berth 7378.7 80
Total: 42 535 2615 43:35
09/09/2013 08:15 Left Rhu 7378.7 Wind calm. Andy, Andy L and John R
08:50 Hoisted main – motorsailing Baro 1021
09:25 Round Cloch Point 7385.3 Wind NW1-2
10:30 Round Toward Point 7392
11:55 Through Burnt Islands. Engine off, jib out. 220
Tacked up Loch Fyne towards Tarbert
14:45 Engine on, sails down
15:15 Berthed in Tarbert A4 7418.5 30
Total: 39.8 574.8 2865 47:45
10/09/2013 06:50 Left Tarbert 7418.5 Wind NW4
08:35 Moored on waiting pontoon at Ardrishaig sea lock 7429.4 105
Having to wait a while to enter lock because of water restrictions
09:50 Into Ardrishaig sea lock
10:20 Moored in Ardrishaig basin
14:50 Lock 11
15:40 Out of Lock 13 – onto final stretch through Bellanoch to Crinan 7433.6
16:25 Moored right by Lock 14 7436 385
Total: 17.5 592.3 3355 55:55
11/09/2013 13:15 Went down through Lock 14 7436 Baro 1024
14:15 Through Crinan Sea Lock after filling with water in Crinan Basin 30
14:25 Main up – motorsailing Wind WNW3
A bit tight to make it through Doris Mor so kept engine on
14:55 Through gap between Reisa an t’Struith and Reisa Mhic Phaidean 7440.7
15:05 Bore away up Sound of Luing Wind WNW 3-4
Jib out (:), engine off 50
15:20 Wind eased a little, rest of jib out
16:00 Fladda lighthouse abeam
16:25 Wind died and more or less calm. Jib in, engine on.
18:00 Main down, coming up Kerrera Sound
18:20 In Oban Marina 7461.3 115
Total: 25.3 617.6 3550 59:10
12/09/2013 08:45 Left Oban Marina 7461.3 Baro 1023
08:55 Main up. Went round north of Kerrera
09:05 Jib out, engine off 20 Wind SW2-3
09:50 Eilean Musdile lighthouse to stab’d 7467
10:00 Visibility closed in, tacked round and headed back to Oban 7468
11:20 Sails down and engine on
11:45 On fuel berth at Oban. Added 50 ltrs
12:15 In berth Oban 7475.5 30
Total: 14.2 631.8 3600 60:0
13/07/2013 10:40 Left Oban marina (Kerrera) 7475.5 Baro 1025
Hoisted full sail to dry everything
12:05 Arrived in Loch Feochan. Picked up buoy at Ardoran just off pontoon. 7482 85
Total: 6.5 638.3 3685 61:25

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