SV Windsong

Adventure before dementia.

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Kingairloch to port Appin to Creagan

10 June 2021 | Creagan
Katrina Wright | 9kts gusting 15kts
A misty morning but what a beautiful sight. Sailed from kingairloch across to port appin hoping for breakfast at the hotel. We used a mooring buoy next to the pier. Soooo with an audience (never a good sign), we wrestled the dingy out of its bag, pumped it up, dragged it to the back of the boat and placed the outboard motor on, back on with our life jackets and jumped into the dingy made our way to the pier scrambled onto land and then felt it necessary to explain to the crowd waiting for the ferry “the things you do for a cooked breakfast!”. Well, didn’t we feel stupid when we were told the kitchen had just closed ☹️, so it was coffee and toast, never mind, we also picked up some local milk.

Then at noon we set off to catch the slack tide which flows in and out of loch creran, we were a little early so we had 3kts against us but good old windsong looked after us. Secured a mooring buoy at the creagan pub and had dinner there after a walk around the lake (which is after the bridge, with a 16mtr clearance, windsong is 16.5mtr, yes, Phil did say we could make it at a low tide, thought it was best not to try).
Comments
Vessel Name: Windsong
Vessel Make/Model: Hallberg-Rassy 34
Hailing Port: Ardrossan
Crew: Phil Bamber, Katrina Wright
About:
Adventure before dementia! Our first experience on a sailing vessel was in 2016 and we were hooked, since then Phil has achieved his Yacht Master Offshore RYA qualification. [...]
Extra:
We were fortunate to have the opportunity to sail with a friend for 6 weeks around Scotland, Ireland, Scilly isles and the south coast. Since 2016 we have met some great people who have shared their experience, knowledge and yachts, sailing around the Outer and Inner Hebrides and around the [...]
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Our sailing adventure in 2023
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Created 18 May 2023