Summer Sailing on the West Coast

[ctva]

Hot and humid today in Loch Duich with the first rain since Dunvegan (25th June).


Still some lovely food in the Kintail Lodge Hotel made up for it.


Nicest thing today was as we went ashore for dinner, some stranger met us at the shore and said ‘You’re ctva, aren’t you’. @psp had popped round from Kyle and it’s great to put a face to another forum member. Lovely chat before retiring for dinner. Dinks next time!

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Looks like the next pair of lows are going to give the south coast a battering with F9's forecast tomorrow but leaving us relatively unscathed.

 

[zoidberg]

Looks like the next pair of lows are going to give the south coast a battering with F9's forecast tomorrow but leaving us relatively unscathed.

Would that be the start of the Autumn Gales, then..?

 

[ctva]

Early start this morning to catch the tide through Kyle Rhea, only to meet Elandass at the narrowest point at the southern end! We could see the whites of their eyes as they waved and took pics of Bob (pic was on wide angle so was a lot closer than it appears).


Very shiny!

Now in Sandaig where Gavin Maxwell stayed with his otters. His cottage burnt down long ago but this is the one left which belonged to a friend.


Hot and sunny here, sitting out the ‘storms’ ?

@wully1 ’s friend enjoying the weather.


I forgot to say but yesterday we realised that the southern hoards are arriving as the first ‘Radio check, please’ was heard on the VHF. Not heard one for years!

Anyway, back to the G&Ts.

 

[Kelpie]

Sandaig is a lovely spot, good day for it too. Is the swing still there?

 

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What is the grey thing on the port quarter, with what looks like an orange dan buoy? Is it a holder for the dan buoy? Interested in dan buoy holders as I need a solution for a centre cockpit.

 

[ctva]

Sandaig is a lovely spot, good day for it too. Is the swing still there?

Yes and to be enjoyed shortly when we get enthusiastic to go ashore again later.

 

[ctva]

What is the grey thing on the port quarter, with what looks like an orange dan buoy? Is it a holder for the dan buoy? Interested in dan buoy holders as I need a solution for a centre cockpit.

The grey is the boat hook. The pic below shows the set up of 2” plastic down pipe (finest B&Q quality) cable tied to the push pit. Brush, boat hook and two dinghy oars. The Dan buoy holder is the same but I need to shorten it. The bottom has a bolt across it to stop it. The four at the side have a crisis cross cable ties through drilled holes as stops. Works well.

 

[dunedin]

The grey is the boat hook. The pic below shows the set up of 2” plastic down pipe (finest B&Q quality) cable tied to the push pit. Brush, boat hook and two dinghy oars. The Dan buoy holder is the same but I need to shorten it. The bottom has a bolt across it to stop it. The four at the side have a crisis cross cable ties through drilled holes as stops. Works well.
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Bet the crew on Elandess were envious when they spotted that

PS She crossed our bow a little bit further away off the Shiant Isles a week or so back

 

[ctva]

Sandaig is a lovely spot, good day for it too. Is the swing still there?

@Kelpie , No idea what you’re talking about…

 

[Concerto]

Crossing the Minch, approaching Loch Torridon. Don’t be fooled by the blue sky… we‘d just sailed through 8hrs pea soup!
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Love how you have a "pot" plant under the sprayhood. No local sorce?

 

[SaltIre]

Love how you have a "pot" plant under the sprayhood. No local sorce?

#?

 

[ctva]

Love how you have a "pot" plant under the sprayhood. No local sorce?

There are certain fresh culinary and cocktail ingredients one cannot be without. Parsley, basil and mint (for the G&T). Find that the Waitrose ones last for months in the pots.

Anyway, good morning happy campers. Left 0715 and now heading south. Claggy summer weather restored. 8kts wind. Mallaig on the left, Point of Sleat on the right.

 

[claymore]

Heading for Tobers?

 

[claymore]

@Kelpie , No idea what you’re talking about…

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Are we ready for a risk assessment on string strength?

 

[SaltIre]

There are certain fresh culinary and cocktail ingredients one cannot be without. Parsley, basil and mint (for the G&T). Find that the Waitrose ones last for months in the pots.

Anyway, good morning happy campers. Left 0715 and now heading south. Claggy summer weather restored. 8kts wind. Mallaig on the left, Point of Sleat on the right.

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We sailors call it port and starboard - not left and right. You'll get the hang of it soon...

 

[ctva]

Are we ready for a risk assessment on string strength?

You saying I’m not thin??? Anyway, I’ve done my h&s training in office tea making so that should cover me.

We sailors call it port and starboard - not left and right. You'll get the hang of it soon...

Ah but we’re so cool, we park the boat, drive it and use left and right to express our hipness. ?

Not Tobermory but now sitting in mucky (weather wise) Muck.

 

[awol]

Ok, I give in! Here's an atmospheric(!) shot of the Clyde.

 

[ctva]

I think that rain shower in your pic is now with us in Muck.

Anyway, going back to the start of this thread, we need more pics like that to persuade our southern friends that it is better on the south coast. Although I think it’s a tad breezy there just now. We’ve just got the gentle wash of the Atlantic swell over the outer reefs. Bliss…

 

[zoidberg]

Anyway, going back to the start of this thread, we need more pics like that to persuade our souther friends that it is better on the south coast.

D'you mean like this, of Oban Bay looking southwards....

Or this, looking northwards a wee while later.....

I think it was on that visit we spent 5 days of our holiday cabin-trapped, leaving it only to tip out the dinghy which was repeatedly fully-flooded.