Jings

claymore · Post by **claymore** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:13 pm

Claymore is in the hands of 3 friends of mine and is circumnavigating Mull as I write.
The text message says that the weather is wonderful, the breeze is warm and friendly and from the right direction. The gin is chilled, as is the tonic and the lemons are juicy.

Just watch it pee down next time I'm up.

Post by **Silkie** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:45 pm

Forecast looks braw for the weekend - sunny F4 - everyone's favourite sailing weather.

Post by **Nick** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:46 pm

Just back from running a 5-day course on the Clyde. In the words of that well known bothy ballad,

'face as broon's a toad'

Lamlash bay looked positively Mediterranean this morning.

- Nick

Telo · Post by **Telo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:50 am

Kept an eye open for Claymore, but didn't see her. Spoke to Silkie who I think was pottering around Seil/Craobh area. It was very very hot, but good winds F4-6, although another boat told us they'd been in 38 kts off Ardnamuchan.

The heat was something else. Madame Shard wanted to walk from Loch Aline to Inninmore bothy, only about 5 or 6 miles from our anchorage. Just too hot - we gave up at the ruins Ardtornish Castle. Ackshully, I gave up, fully expected Mme S to carry on, but I think she'd had enough too.

Jist no' used tae it.

Post by **Silkie** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:47 pm

In fact the only sailing I did was in a Vega on Loch Lomond on Sunday - thanks Ash, Mistral is a fine vessel and it was good to meet you and Joan at last.

I wouldn't have though it possible for so many electrical faults to manifest themselves simultaneously on a 22' boat. However I'm a lot happier now that they're all sorted even although I burned almost as much petrol going to the chandler as I did getting up to the boat in the first place.

ash · Post by **ash** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:26 pm

Silkie wrote: a Vega on Loch Lomond

It was our pleasure - hope that we looked after you OK - we're not used to having a guest on board.

I hope that we can do it again, and make a whole day of it next time, I keep thinking - I should have asked about this - I should have asked that.

Getting on and off that jetty was a bit like John Goode's Masterclass in Sailing Today ! With hindsight, I should have transfered the stern line to the other quarter as a better pivot point.

I look forward to having a shottie on the tiller of Silkie some time.

BTW - I was thinking about your outboard interfering with your echosounder - I would never wish to teach Granny to suck eggs - but - are you sure that you have a charging coil as opposed to a lighting coil?

Ash

Post by **Silkie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:37 pm

ash wrote:With hindsight, I should have transfered the stern line to the other quarter as a better pivot point.

Better still I think would have been to have brought Mistral alongside facing t'other way. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

BTW - I was thinking about your outboard interfering with your echosounder - I would never wish to teach Granny to suck eggs - but - are you sure that you have a charging coil as opposed to a lighting coil?

Yes - well that's what it says in the manual anyway.

PM sent.

Dave

claymore · Post by **claymore** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:32 pm

I always believed Dave's skills to be at their best when leaving jetties

ash · Post by **ash** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:58 pm

Silkie wrote:alongside facing t'other way.

If you mean that we should still have parked her where we did, but Port side to, then I would agree.

The cruise boats, and hotel ferry pay for the privilege of using the outside of the jetty, and as you saw will chase you if you use it. Anyway, I would always prefer to hang off my lines than be pinned onto the jetty by the wind.

Our normal practice would to come along side the other (inside) leg of the jetty, Starboard side to, with my stern line tied off to the winch to use as a spring. I had prepared my lines that way, but came round the corner to find the speedboat berthed there, but didn't feel that I had enough room to abort.

I could easily have hung off the bow line as rigged, rigged the other end of the line on the Port bow, and transferred the load.

Joan and I wouldn't have attempted to berth on the jetty in those conditions on our own - but on this occasion I knew that we had an experienced hand to take our lines - we would have kept sailing or possibly picked up a buoy.

I suppose that Nick and his ilk do all this Dazed Skipper type training to turn the bountiful supply of hindsight into foresight!

I got your PM, and have sent you a reply.

Ash

Post by **Silkie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:14 pm

claymore wrote:I always believed Dave's skills to be at their best when leaving jetties

One teensy little mistake and you go on and on and on. You'll make someone a wonderful wife one day...

Post by **Silkie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:04 pm

For those who don't know Feet_of_Clay is referring to this little episode.

BLUEMOMENT

Jings

Jings

Bring on de global warming . . .

What a weekend

Great to meet the skipper of 'Silkie'

Re: Great to meet the skipper of 'Silkie'

Yes - Hindsight is wonderful- and in plentiful supply

Jeez

PS