A1Sailor
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In the light winds in the pic I posted in #36 speed over the ground when reaching south-east was 11-12 knots - a Moody336 doesn't go that fast through the water...
My crew in his dinghy was probably doing 8-9knots!
Am I too inexperienced to take my boat round mull of kintyre ?
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In the light winds in the pic I posted in #36 speed over the ground when reaching south-east was 11-12 knots - a Moody336 doesn't go that fast through the water...
My crew in his dinghy was probably doing 8-9knots!
awol
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Then there was the night we went round with a Starlight 35 sailing nicely until we fell into a hole. Maybe not big enough to snap a super-tanker but big enough for a feeling of free-fall.
AntarcticPilot
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In the light winds in the pic I posted in #36 speed over the ground when reaching south-east was 11-12 knots - a Moody336 doesn't go that fast through the water...
My crew in his dinghy was probably doing 8-9knots!
On the way south from Rathlin Island, we did 13 knots over the ground in a Moody 31 - and Moody 31's might reach 7 knots on a good day!
JumbleDuck
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The tides are pretty good for Gigha to Campbeltown at the moment - leave Gigha in the small hours, approach the Mull at dawn, pass round at daybreak - but oh dear me, the wind. And by the time that improves, the tides will be worse, though everything from Sanda Sound onwards is fine in the dark.
The canal would be looking veeeeeeery attractive to me.
The canal would be looking veeeeeeery attractive to me.
Robert Wilson
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:encouragement:
nathanglasgow
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Was there last year. Harbour side facilities were great. Showers and toilets. Was there 10 years ago and your right, the local swimming pool was the place to go for showers ect . I think the marina facilities are maybe new in the last 2-3 years.+1
I have not done the inside passage, and wouldn't want to for the first time , in the dark.
You both sound adventurous, which is good, and you sound wisely aware of danger - which is even better.:encouragement:
Some sound advice from many experienced west coast sailors.
I for one like the advice Steve Y was given you.
My addition would be to have as many "what ifs" identified and a few good plans to deal with as many as you can identify.
I have passed southwards only once and that was very late on a May evening, so getting quite dark. I went as Steve suggests and had a glorious sail, in full confidence.
The very best of luck and enjoyment - and let us know how you get on.
P.S. Campbeltown is no so bad either - but go to the pool complex for showers etc, not the grotty "conveniences" up a dark, narrow alleyway
bikedaft
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just to stir it a little - forecast for Campbeltown this weekend is looking good ;-)
it's a way off though/may change.
(XC weather)
it's a way off though/may change.
(XC weather)
A1Sailor
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Is daybreak before or after 10am this week?
JumbleDuck
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Is daybreak before or after 10am this week?
Oops. Wrong page in the tide tables. It's better than I thought. LW Gourock is 3pm tomorrow, so that's a daylight trip south from Gigha, though a night time arrival at Campbeltown. Unfortunately ...
which looks rather character-forming ...
pagoda
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Was in Campbeltown about three weeks ago. Dedicated Showers / toilets close to the lifeboat station. Absolutely pristine facilities. Not like the "old days" at all!
JumbleDuck
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Note to visitors: The code for the toilets/showers is written on the seaward side of the piles locating the pontoons, and the code for the pontoon gate is inside the toilet/shower lobby.
Robert Wilson
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I'm sure they've thought this through, but if "needing" the toilets then the fact that the code for the pontoon gate is inside the toilet/shower lobby won't help............
Quandary
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I'm sure they've thought this through, but if "needing" the toilets then the fact that the code for the pontoon gate is inside the toilet/shower lobby won't help............
The toilet/showers are outside the gate, you do not need the gate code until you come back in, folk in C'town are not stupid.
A1Sailor
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Can you advise how to read a code off a C'town person's piles without getting arrested?
Quandary
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Bottle and a half of Springbank.
Robert Wilson
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D'you know, I just knew I was dropping a clanger :redface-new::redface-new::redface-new:
bikedaft
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Robert Wilson
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Aaaah
The Clangers:encouragement:
I haven't watched them since I was a teenager!
My six month old labrador heard it being played just now and went all loopy with excitement - nearly jumped onto my laptop!
Thank you.
The Clangers:encouragement:
I haven't watched them since I was a teenager!
My six month old labrador heard it being played just now and went all loopy with excitement - nearly jumped onto my laptop!
Thank you.
JumbleDuck
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Is that a Campbeltown term?
"Haud oan a minute. Ah'm just aff tae the boags tae droap a clanger. Dae ye want a pogle after yuv had yer chips?"
Robert Wilson
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Unintentional, actually
Having a CRAP moment (as opposed to a CRAFT moment*)
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*as senility develops CRAFT moments become more and more prevalent.....
Having a CRAP moment (as opposed to a CRAFT moment*)
Can't Reply Anything Pertinent
*as senility develops CRAFT moments become more and more prevalent.....
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