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Arctica’s New Cockpit Cover
Launched, rigged and loaded, we left Dumbarton to start our Summer 2011 cruise. There was a moment of anxiety as we strayed into shallow water at the edge of the unmarked channel from Dumbarton Rock to the Stone Beacon. With a sigh of relief, we soon joined the main River Channel and continued uneventfully down to Greenock, where a large container ship was berthing. Passing the yotspots of Cardwell Bay, Gourock YC, Inverkip Marina and Largs Yacht Haven we moored at Millport, well satisfied with an initial short trip to re-familiarise ourselves with the navigation and communications systems. As a trial run, we put up the new cockpit canopy and enjoyed its protection and all-round visibility for the evening.