Mull of Kintyre Tides - East to West.

[scruff]

Quick question for you all.

Today's task is to book my holidays from work for my annual cruise to some remote crinkly bits of the West Coast.

I'm trying to book my time off to make best use of the tides at the start of my time off to make the rounding however, unfortunately my tidal atlas is on the boat.

The question is, presuming a rounding from Campbelltown to Gigha, what time is slack water, in relation to Dover HT, before the west going stream begins?

Thanks,

Scruff

 

[scruff]

I should add, I *think* I remember it as the west going stream begins one hour after HW Dover, however this is one tide race you don't really want to get wrong...

 

[Spyro]

Just work it out from here. Forget Dover. https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/southend-kintyre-tide-times.

 

[siwhi]

http://www.sailingalmanac.com/Almanac/Navigation/northchannel.html

 

[scruff]

http://www.sailingalmanac.com/Almanac/Navigation/northchannel.html

Thank you siwhi, that's just the ticket.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Don't forget that it's different in the inshore channel ... which is VERY inshore. If you can't smell the seaweed you are too far out.

My own plans to round the Mull look scuppered by next week's lousy forecast. The Crinan Canal it will have to be, damn it.

 

[scruff]

I've taken the inshore route once before when it was flat calm. I spent a very nervous few hours motoring along just off the cliffs. the other 5 or so times I've been round I've tried to stay about 1km offshore. My heart rate seems to stay below 200 that way.

 

[EuanMcKenzie]

we did the offshore route 3 weeks ago when going to port Ellen. anchored in the dark S of the island at Campbletown loch in 5 m which worked well in the W/NW winds we had

 

[JumbleDuck]

I've taken the inshore route once before when it was flat calm. I spent a very nervous few hours motoring along just off the cliffs. the other 5 or so times I've been round I've tried to stay about 1km offshore. My heart rate seems to stay below 200 that way.

I agree. Well inside or well outside. Half measures ain't fun.

 

[wully1]

I agree. Well inside or well outside. Half measures ain't fun.

The only way I've ever managed to avoid the dreaded 'egg box' waves is by going WAY outside Sanda but the one time I went round in a good wind I still got clobbered by the moving beach break off the lighthouse.
After that episode I only went round with a nice gentle breeze.