China Girl, UK Circumnavigation - Year 5

Vessel Name: China Girl
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 41DS
Hailing Port: Ipswich
Crew: Ann and Steve Crome
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26 September 2023 | Troon Yacht Haven
26 September 2023
26 September 2023 | Troon Yacht Haven
15 September 2023 | Ballydorn in Strangford Lough, county Down
15 September 2023 | Ballydorn in Strangford Lough, county Down
04 September 2023 | Arklow
04 September 2023 | Arklow
27 August 2023
21 August 2023 | Kinsale YC marina
21 August 2023 | Kinsale YC marina
21 August 2023
11 August 2023 | Lawrence Cove
11 August 2023 | Lawrence Cove Marina
05 August 2023 | Dingle
05 August 2023 | Dingle
24 July 2023
08 July 2023 | Port of Galway (still!)
30 June 2023 | Deerpark Manor B&B, Swinford, County Mayo
25 June 2023 | Galway Port marina
13 June 2023 | Clare Island, County Mayo
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26 September 2023 | Troon Yacht Haven

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So, we made it all the way around Ireland at last. We've only been trying to do this since 2020.

26 September 2023

Made it...

From Bangor we need to get to Troon, CG's home for the winter. The weather is doing its best to stop us. Even at this late stage we had a few doubts about making it. It's spot the weather window again. Ray arrived on the 20th, a window opened up on the 21st to get to Glenarm, just up the NI coast [...]

26 September 2023 | Troon Yacht Haven

More rain.... Arrival of crew

Lots of rain in Strangford Lough. We arrived on the 14th, 15th we sat on the boat and watched the rain all day, did nothing, went nowhere. 16th we managed a quick hop from Ballydorn on the southern coast to Kircubbin on the north coast, about a 3 h trip sailing on the jib. A quick look around the village [...]

15 September 2023 | Ballydorn in Strangford Lough, county Down

From fog to rain

Carrying straight on from the last post. Dun Laoghaire to Skerries was 4 hours on the motor in winds up to only 7 kts, but at least it was dry. Since then our weather luck has changed. Skerries to Carlingford, 6 hours on the motor in rain. Carlingford marina has a very narrow entrance, so much so [...]

15 September 2023 | Ballydorn in Strangford Lough, county Down

Time Flies

Just found the time for an update, thinking the last had been about a week ago, only to find it's been nearly two weeks. Sorry folks. We've only moved CG five times, from Arklow to Dun Laoghaire (pron Leary) to Skerries to Carlingford lough to Ardglass to Strangford lough, 112 miles in all. The trip [...]

04 September 2023 | Arklow

Around the final corner

We left Kilmore Quay on the 2nd September to nip around Carnsore Point to anchor in Rosslare bay. The point is the end of the south coast for us and the start of the trip up the east coast to complete our circumnavigation. 3.5 hours mostly on the engine in little wind but a half hour sail towards the [...]

Circumnavigation of Skye, 1

13 August 2022 | Kyle of Lochalsh
Ann and Steve Crome
Still struggling with no wifi and often no 4G signal. Since the last post we have almost completed a circumnavigation of skye and have had Steve on board as crew for 6 nights. From Kyleakin we popped across to Kyle of Lochalsh to pick up Steve then clockwise round Skye to Isle Ornsey (2h, anchorage), Loch Scavaig (6h, anchorage), Loch Bharcassaig (6h, anchorage), Dunvegan (7.5h, mooring. We raced to get there to beat strong winds coming in but still experienced gusts up to 35kts and steady wind of 25-30 kts. An exhilarating sail!! Then we hid from the wind in Portree for 3 nights, Steve leaving to get the bus/flight home to Bedfordshire on the second day. We discovered our otherwise wonderful new electric outboard motor could not push the dinghy into 15 kts of wind with 3 adults and a whole load of luggage on board. Luckily the local sailing club rescue boat saved us and towed us to the pontoon. We scrounged a tow back to the boat as well although I suspect only 2 adults and no luggage going down wind would probably have been OK. It's the 'probably' bit that gets you...

Photo shows the wind whipping across the harbour at Portree.
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