Not looking too good for next weekend

[Silkie]

xcweather are forecasting 40 knots.

It's bound to clear up.

[cpedw]

And here's me with an extra long weekend (incorporating Monday and Tuesday) coming up. The forecast yesterday morning (Wind guru) was mod/strong northerly, getting less later, no rain though quite cold but sunny. Near perfect to head south, Tayvallich or Craighouse I thought.
Today they promise 35kts SW and heavy rain on Sat and Mon. Sun and Tue look a bit better but it plays havoc with the passage planning when the forecast changes so vastly.
Can anyone recommend an alternative?

[Aja]

weekend coming up I think..... we'll just stay local and see what happens

Donald

[claymore]

On the other hand - its all looking rather good for the following weekend - Easterlies in the Irish sea
That big GREY spinny is twitching.....

[Booby Trapper]

Should make the Scottish Island Peaks race interesting. I was hoping to get over to Arran to see them doing the Goatfell run. Guess it's early days yet.

[Silkie]

I'd been planning to take Silkie to Balvicar (by a circuitous route) with a couple of nights at anchor. The worst of the weather now seems to have moved forward to Friday so one night out should still be possible.

It's early days yet.

[hazard to shipping]

My first sail of the year this weekend - from Armadale on Skye - looks like it could be a bit brisk on Friday and Saturday!!!

[Silkie]

Saturday now looking a bit iffy too but Sunday still seems to be a goer for a blast down to Balvicar in F4/5.

Hope you enjoy your sail Jill.

[aquaplane]

Good afternoon fellow boaters. I have found this site while looking for info prior to my Clyde Cruise in a few days time. I'm planning to arrive at Kip or Largs on Sat 26/05/07 for a 2 week cruise round the Clyde.

I only managed a good week (9 nights) last year and spent 3 nights hiding at Kames in the Kyles, that north wind was cool! I did manage to get as far as Tarbert for a couple of nights though.

I'm bringing my new crew this year so I'm praying for some good Spring Bank weather. The wakefull night on Windermere 2 weeks ago didn't put her off too much but I don't want to put her off so soon.

Good site by the way. I like the updates on the moorings especially. I will have a better look round and read some more forum posts as I get chance.

Oh and I wrote up some of my "captains Log" from last year, it's on "the norfolk broads forum" if anyone is interested I can send a link.

TTFN, Bob.

[Nick]

Hi Bob, welcome to BlueMoment. Good to have you aboard.

I for one am looking forward to your input to the forum. We do not have many members whose cruising area extends from Windermere to the West Coast of Scotland!

[DaveS]

Well I've just been extending mine...

I'm currently hanging about Heathrow waiting for a delayed flight home after an absence of about 10 days. A couple of these at each end were work/TU, but 5 days in the middle were spent helping a pal take his narrow boat up the Thames from Pangbourne to Oxford. Very enjoyable, despite the daily quota of rain.

The lower reaches of the canalised Thames are incredible. Obscene amounts of money spent on vast houses of execreable taste. I've never seen such a quantity of "Private property, keep out" and "No mooring" notices. It's the most unwelcoming waterway I've come across (and that includes the Ashton canal through the Manchester sink housing estates). No wonder the number of boats using the Thames is falling fast. Nearer Oxford it improves a lot and becomes quite civilised. I would like to explore the upper reaches some time.

Looking forward to getting back to the boat in Argyle this w/e regardless of weather!

[Silkie]

Welcome aboard Bob. I'd certainly like to read your log. Mine ran out of steam mid-way through last season and I haven't got around to re-starting it but the link is in the signature if you're interested.

[aquaplane]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Windermere is good for convenience but I would rather sail up there anyday. I'm quite likeing the trailer sailing though.

I got a fortnight on the Norfolk Broads last year too. If you don't like "No Mooring" "Private" signs don't go there, especially in the northern rivers.

My parents have sailed the west coast for the last 30 odd years so I know some places, especially the Crinan Canal, I'm no 1 unpaid runner.

Am I ok posting links to other sites? Well if not they can come down again

Scotland 2006 http://www.the-norfolk-broads.co.uk/vie ... Topic=5409
and my Broads trip too http://www.the-norfolk-broads.co.uk/vie ... =1&erow=10

Silkie, I had a look at the Blog, it's a good read. I will save some of the tales for quier moments at work

[Nick]

It is absolutely fine to post links to other sites, and you can also post links to remotely hosted pictures. Thanks for asking though.

Have just read your accounts of the Scottish trip and the Broads trip.

Excellent.

Another place you mioght consider for a trailer sailing adventure is Loch Lomond. One of our members, Ash, sails an Albin Vega there.

If you would like a free website for your sailing adventures then why not start a blog on our sister site Yotblog?

My first ever sailing experiences were on my Grandfather's broads yacht the 'Pirate', a 23ft flat bottomed gaff rigged with tan sails. We used to tack her up ditches barely as wide as she was long. The mast was in a tabernacle for 'shooting' the bridges, and when the wind failed we used a quant - a long wooden pole - to punt her along. One of my most entertaining memories is of my uncle failing to retrive the quant from the mud when he came to the end of the side deck, and hanging in mid-channel on the end of it as the Pirate moved away form under him. Slowly the big pole tilted and my uncle descended inexorably into the water.

Our current sailing experiences are taking place a bit further South. At the moment we are stuck in Madeira waiting for suitable condition for the 500 mile trip to the Azores. We hope to be back on our mooring in Balvicar sometime in August though. You can read about our adventures, sailing and otherwise, at http://www.znoy8.co.uk

[hazard to shipping]

Oh bu**er - the weather forecast has worsened and my trip to Skye looks like it has been cancelled. F7-9, poss. 10. More than a bit brisk now!! All packed and ready to go first thing in the morning - but skipper has just phoned charter company and they have said most boats are heading to safety ie back in, not out. Oh no - I'm going to have to do the housework now!! Bu**er, bu**er and more bu**ers.