Summary: Lamlash to Largs.18.7 miles in 3 hours and 5 minutes. A quiet and sunny motor back to Largs Yacht Haven.
A completely uneventful passage! Though there were occasional hints of wind, they remained just that and gave up the ghost without amounting to much. So, we motored all the way and moored in berth D18 at Largs. A hot evening walk into Largs centre and a Nandini Irn-Bru flavoured ice cream finished the day off nicely.
Summary: Rhu to Lamlash. 35.7 miles in 5 hours and 55 minutes. Basically calm all the way, but we managed just over an hour’s sailing.
Charmary moored in Lamlash Bay
We headed across from Rhu between Bute and Great and Little Cumbrae Islands and then across to Lamlash Bay on Arran. It was a quiet passage with very little wind most of the way though we did manage to sail for a short time. In Lamlash we picked up one of the visitor’s moorings for the night. The bay is beautifully sheltered from most directions – shelter from the east being given by Holy Isle.
The name Holy Isle is a bit of a giveaway that it has long been thought of as a sacred site. There is said to be a healing spring (well there is definitely a spring anyway!) and there is also a hermit cave of a 6th century monk. The island is now owned by the Samye Ling Buddhist Community and on the northern end of the island is a Centre for World Peace and Health. On the southern end of the island are buildings used by nuns on a three year retreat. Visitors are welcomed and there is a regular ferry across to the island.
Charmary 