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In an idle moment at work I find myself looking at Portnahaven, Islay on GoogleEarth.

Thinking about possibilities for next year (already) it seems well placed for an overnight stop en route from the Clyde to Barra and I've never been south about Islay

Anyone been there? Any advice? My pilot book is on the boat.

If one were to catch a fair tide at Sanda for the MoK how would the passage work onwards to Portnahaven? If memory serves the chart shows alot of bumpy stuff and strong tides off the Mull ofOa.

Sanda to MoK about 7nms, MoK to MoOa about 25nms, MoOa to Portnahaven about 10nms. Boat speed 4.5 to 5 kts

Thanks

My tidal atlas and pilot are aboard, so no direct help there. I've not been in to Portnahaven, but did sail past it a couple of months ago as part of an Islay circumnavigation. I can confirm that the whole of Islay's west coast was decidedly bumpy in what were otherwise quite good conditions.

(Making this passage immediately following one of Lagavoulin's rather fine warehouse sampling sessions was not, in retrospect, the wisest decision ... )