A Cruise Around the Block

10 August 2013 | Portishead Bristol
08 August 2013 | Padstow
05 August 2013 | Falmouth
02 August 2013 | Falmouth
31 July 2013 | Dartmouth
27 July 2013 | Dartmouth
23 July 2013 | Ramsgate
21 July 2013 | St. Katherine's Dock
18 July 2013 | Lowestoft
11 July 2013 | Blythe
09 July 2013 | Stonehaven
07 July 2013 | Wick
26 June 2013 | Stromness
22 June 2013 | Stornoway
15 June 2013 | Mallaig
10 June 2013 | Tobermory
08 June 2013 | Oban
04 June 2013 | Port Ellen, Islay
02 June 2013 | Bangor
20 May 2013 | Holyhead

Does it ever get dark

10 June 2013 | Tobermory
Rod
It's 9.30 pm and we're sat in the cockpit in the beautiful harbour of Tobermory. Everyone said it was a must and they were right. Yesterday we savoured a gentle sail up the Sound of Mull, flew the spinnaker and when we arrived it was such a perfect evening the over the yardarm g&t stretched into another. We couldn't drag ourselves ashore to eat so rustled up a supper on board and marvelled at the scenery and the warm, evening sunlight. Today there was some wind, but we planned a day in harbour so, after a stroll along the water front, we did the distillery tour and then hired a car to explore the island. The beach at Calgary was pure white, the sea deep blue, and scenery far more lush than we expected of a Highlands Isle. The forecast is for a blow towards the end of the week so we are considering our options for Skye. It might be Mallaig.
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Vessel Name: Shearwater
Vessel Make/Model: Westerly Fulmar
Hailing Port: Portishead Quays Marina Bristol
Crew: Rod Shiers and pals
About: sailing friends from down the years and fellow members of Ogston Sailing Club

A Cruise Around the Block

Who: Rod Shiers and pals
Port: Portishead Quays Marina Bristol