BLUEMOMENT

The post rate is ridiculous for a Saturday.

We're having the new kitchen installed so that's my excuse.

Going up to Ardfern on Monday and will have a couple of weeks sailing, most probably pottering around locally on my own.

Having a bit of peace before the school holidays start then t boat will no doubt be full o mackerel blood and grandchilder.

Was wondering wether the weather was a bad up there as it seems.

The post rate is ridiculous for a Saturday.

Well, I've tried - but you've ignored me with the contempt I deserve......

I meant that the post rate is ridiculously high. I did appreciate your earlier post but didn't feel I had enough time to view a meaningful sample from the 83 pages.

I'm duly 'umbled again.

I'm a bit worried that bilbo's log-in has been compromised by Uriah Heep.

We were. Friday night from L Creran to Port Ramsay by motor with not much wind and a fair bit of rain at times. Saturday (my birthday - take note for next year) started sunny with SW about F4.
Discovered the coastguard are on another week-long strike. I think they don't understand the nature of industrial action; the people who matter should be inconvenienced while the workers are not unpaid for very long. There seems to have been no publicity at all about their case since the first, one-day strike. I digress.
We went south down L Linhe to that bay north of Bernera near the castle. Had the place to ourselves for 2 minutes; no sooner was the hook down than two other yachts joined us.
After lunch, we beat all the way to Poldoran (sorry I can't do the real spelling).
Sunday there were some sharpish showers but sunshine inbetween and a brisk SW 4/5/6 at times. Ran all the way back home on a bit less than all the genny. The doglegs at the entrance to L Creran were challenging.
How's the kitchen going?
Derek

cpedw wrote:We went south down L Linhe to that bay north of Bernera near the castle. Had the place to ourselves for 2 minutes; no sooner was the hook down than two other yachts joined us.

I'd guess that's Achadun Bay. I'm surprised three boats managed to squeeze in. Of course, maybe it's the old issue of anchorages, from the perspective of being on a yacht, appearing to be much smaller than they really are.

Clyde coast guard, this is numpty. radio check please.
Yacht numpty we are currently etc.etc.
That's OK, he heard me then.
why don't they ignore radio-check calls? Then there may be enough consternation for the neccesary support from the public.

Shard wrote: I'd guess that's Achadun Bay. I'm surprised three boats managed to squeeze in. Of course, maybe it's the old issue of anchorages, from the perspective of being on a yacht, appearing to be much smaller than they really are.

It was indeed. It didn't feel squashed at all. It just spoiled the je ne sais quoi of a little used anchorage that was looking deserted until ...
There was room for several more to be honest, though it would be a nasty place with anything north of west in the wind.
Derek
p.s. I'm not convinced that ignoring radio checks would have quite the same market penetration as cutting off the petrol supply. I could be wrong; it happened once.

Sorry for the late response... I was sailing all last week and it took all day yesterday (Monday) to clear my inbox.
Monday was Lochranza (see Pontoon thread). {Plan was to head for Sanda and go round the bottom and up to Gigha/Islay, back through the canal. With StF10 in the North Channel and Gale 8's for inshore waters forecast we abandoned that and headed for Tarbert to hide.
Up to Loch Gair (first time) which we found to be a fine anchorage but the delight at finding real beer in the pub turned sour with the price - £3.50 a bottle for Pipers Gold.
Down to Otter Ferry to check out the new owners.
Friday had us heading down Loch Fyne again, motoring into the blast to Portavadie, then off the wind with both main and genoa reefed for a beat to Ardlamont doing 6.7 Kts over ground.
A call in at Kames, then a reach in rain to Colintraive before heading back for the mooring.
The weather was as changeable as it can only be in the West of Scotland, but a good week all round.

CPEDW - 28/06
Snap

'52 was an excellent year