half way through the year - have you sailed enough?

[Gwylan]

It is half way through the year

have you sailed enough yet?

I am having a lovely summer

but the more I sail the more I want to sail

it is becoming a serious addiction

heading back to Oban on Sunday for another round

not sure yet if Jill is coming with me of if she will be devoting a week or two to Wimbledon

Hoo bloody rah!
Good for you!

Retirement, relocation and the €/£ rate have conspired to ensure we have not moved the boat all year.
Sitting on railway sleepers in the corner of a boat yard.

Now, next year it will be all different. Have outstanding business with Cape Wrath.

 

[Champagne Murphy]

I think you've had the best of the weather up there , Dylan. Down here in East Anglia it's been wet and we're not used to it!
So the answer is, no.

 

[sailorman]

I think you've had the best of the weather up there , Dylan. Down here in East Anglia it's been wet and we're not used to it!
So the answer is, no.

Wet n windy ( mainly northerlies )

 

[SeaUrchin9]

sail now fix later

Ah but when those fixes include a bust water pump and 3 very leaky windows... But yes you make a good point and have reminded me not to procrastinate and find more reasons not to launch I thank you.

 

[MM5AHO]

Sailed not enough, motored far too much.
Severe lack of wind this year has seen more diesel consumed that any other 2 years, and not even half way through this year!

If you're back in Oban Sunday, watch out for the Round Mull race, a very friendly affair starts Oban Friday, ends Oban Sunday. (Anticlockwise)

 

[NormanS]

Two weeks in April, two weeks in May, three weeks in June, mostly in glorious weather, so haven't done too badly.

 

[James Marinero]

Not really. Just going back to UK for 2 weeks in Channel on a Cutlass 27. Up to now: 400 miles around the Canary Islands in March and have just completed 1200 nm single handed Las Palmas-Fuertaventura-Porto Santo-Portugal. Then Morocco/Canary Islands before Christmas. Not trying to make it seem like a p###ing contest, but you did ask...

 

[GHA]

Not neatly enough yet, but getting the boat down to the algarve in May before having to go earn some boat bucks means winter won't be such a great hinderence as it is way up north

 

[dombuckley]

NO

Damn weather, damn work, even more damn weather.... At least she's in a shed and protected from the damn weather, so i don't have to do the varnishing all over again.

Did I mention the damn weather???

 

[JumbleDuck]

Hadn't sailed at all until today. Leaving next Friday for the whole of July afloat ...

 

[Grumpybear]

Not that much. 22 days sailing so far, all local, 225 miles by GPS. Only 5 nights on board. Would normally expect to have done at least double the number of days and miles, and about 35 nights on board. Combination of weather and family commitments.

 

[PhillM]

2 half days this year so far. Once from OV to Hamble and then back.

But I didn't expect to this year. Other committments. But for the next two months I've got weekends free,

 

[longjohnsilver]

Well done Dylan, that's what it's all about. And those are some great pics! Thanks for posting them.

 

[capnsensible]

Twelve five day courses, one weekend, a two week cruise to Portugal and back, couple of days own boat tuition. About 2300 miles.

A holiday would be nice.

 

[JonJG]

Good to hear that others get some quality time in. For us a long weekend from Eastbourne across to Dieppe. Then a 3 week cruise to the IoW, Channel Isles and Normandy but that was in June so foggy, damp and cold for some of the time - oh and sometimes wet. Sail every other day so enjoy the port and locals on bikes for one free day. About 800nm and 25 nights on board. No where near enough but still was good. Next planned extended trip to Isle of Scillies end of August / Sept. Still not enough so will top up with shorter hops around the bay, to Brighton or across to Boulogne or Dieppe or Fecamp but then there is always the maintenance and pottering on the boat.

 

[johnalison]

Not nearly enough. Late launching because of work being done, so didn't start until June. Motored to Belgium. Sailed to Terneuzen, then motoring until sailing the Ijselmeer, and the rest motoring until currently relaxing in Norderney. Quite pleasant, but not very rewarding so far.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Twelve five day courses, one weekend, a two week cruise to Portugal and back, couple of days own boat tuition. About 2300 miles.

A holiday would be nice.

So far this year I've sailed a fair bit too. (The last three weeks have been more or less continuously at sea and I'd done a fair bit before then.)

The problem is that our own boat has moved three hundred metres so far: from crane in to mooring....

I intend to out the right in the next few weeks. Spain here we come.

 

[EuanMcKenzie]

Not in quantity - kids exams etc - but quality has been brilliant given the great spring and the fact I had a boys week in May where we did 350 miles in dawn till dusk sunshine up west

 

[Chalker]

Would I upset anyone and sound smug (yes) if I said Capetown last Christmas, Annapolis lat week and we'll be back in the Caribbean for Christmas this year?

 

[Even Chance]

Had my first short daytrip on Sunday, other time pressures put a stop to my sailing fun. Sailed from Wick, North round Noss Head and into Sinclairs Bay in an F4-5. What a nice wee day out I had. Found out either my battery or the solar panels are knackered, and the stereo stopped working for the duration. Had to make do with my own thoughts.... lol
Photo of the 15th Century Castle Sinclair Girnigoe that lies on the shores of Sinclairs Bay.