……but not if our anchor had been this size! With the intention of
starting an anticlockwise sail round Mull we anchored in Loch Aline, but
sat out the next day in really dreich conditions. That night the wind
shifted right round and blew up strongly, and at 0245 we were wakened by
a horn sounding and searchlight flashing – a nearby yacht had seen that
we had started to drag into the shallows. In darkness, we got the anchor
up and motored out to re-anchor in good holding. The Mate sat up on
anchor watch until daylight, while the Skipper got his head down again.
The morning saw a steady force 6 and breaking waves charging up the
Sound of Mull, so plans were quickly changed and we ran with the weather
back up to Duart Point and down into Loch Spelve. Today we crossed back
from Mull, down through Cuan Sound to Loch Shuna, and into Craobh Haven
where laundrette, showers, shop, chandlery, fuel and water are all to
hand. Everything is fine except the weather, which is showery – where
have the sunny days of May and June gone?
Hello to the skipper and all the crew of the Arctica, including the mate, the cook, the night anchor watcher, the bosun and the purser.(Is it true that the skipper sleeps with them all every night?)
I’m Following your adventures very closely and, after your last entry, with a certain trepidation about sailing with Arctica again – I tend to get very annoyed by noisy neighbours who flash lights and blow horns in the middle of the night. (joke)
Hope the weather improves for you soon,
Best regards to you both,
Jim
I have taken the liberty of using one of your photos on my blog posting today.
Acknowledgement is at the bottom of the post.
Greetings and hope you are all well.
BM
Have managed to read of your previous travels.
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If you do not object I will look in from time to time and see where you are.
Hope you have a safe and happy journey.
Kind regards
M
Hi,
Ken et al joining us friday 1 August in Oban.If you are about give us a call. Ken wants to go ashore in the Treshnish isles so give u a bell!
I am in the mood for a ceilidh!
peter