I started off in cool but pleasant sailing weather with 9 knots of wind from the WSW. The forecast was equivocal and I was aiming for somewhere in N. Ireland with Stranraer as an alternate if the wind changed drastically.
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| This 40 footer left just after me heading north and did the right thing in over taking to leeward although she was a bit close. |
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| Sanda Island with the Mull of Kintyre behind. An hour later the wind died and on went the engine. |
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| I was not impressed with the pollution coming from this ferry outbound from Larne. In need of a major service I suspect. |
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| The Maidens about 5 miles from the entrance to Larne Loch. |
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| The anchorage at Browns Bay at the entry to Larne Loch. |
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| I was rather surprised when, in such a large anchorage, this boat parked dead up wind of me and very close. Sure enough in the morning I came within half a boat length getting my anchor up and at one point had to rush back and put the engine in reverse as the boat was making way through the water from winching in the anchor and would have hit. With all the engine noise the skipper must have been a sound sleeper or reckoned it would be too late to do anything if I screwed up. |
39.8 miles over the ground in 8 hours.
Slide show all of my pictures Campbeltown to Browns Bay, NI. Page through by clicking the arrows or click in the centre of the pic to view from Flickr in a new window or full screen:
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