Farewell to lumpy bumpy fort william
18 June 2021 | Lochaline
Katrina Wright
The forecast was less than 5kts of wind so we expected to use the engine all the way. Plan was to make our way to Lochaline, long term forecast is very little wind so we thought we would try to make our way further north in the next 7 days so watch this space! We sailed the majority of the way in 10 to 15kt wind, excellent!! If only it was in the right direction, so it was beating into the wind. Phil had prepared the rigging for the cruising chute which we would use in less than 10kts of wind. Nevertheless we donned our shorts and grasped the opportunity with both hands! Unfortunately it’s still very cold in the wind although the sunshine was very much appreciated and nearer to lochaline we had company, a beautiful sea eagle - what a treat!