Tern's Travels

Pacific Seacraft 37

Vessel Name: Tern
Vessel Make/Model: Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37
Hailing Port: Falmouth UK
Crew: Larry & Manice Stabbins
04 July 2022 | Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
11 June 2022 | Cahergal Ring Fort, overlooking Valencia
11 June 2022 | On Sneem Sculpture trail
18 May 2022 | Dursey Sound cable car support
12 May 2022 | The Italian garden at Garinish Island
12 May 2022 | Live fowl for sale in Bantry market- you can buy almost anything!
10 May 2022 | Berehaven
10 May 2022 | Baltimore
10 May 2022 | Kinsale
08 February 2022 | Fishguard to Falmouth
07 February 2022 | Isle of Man
06 February 2022 | Tern at anchor between Erraid, Mull and Iona
27 December 2021 | Small Isles
28 September 2021
17 August 2021
12 August 2021
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04 July 2022 | Dingle, Kerry, Ireland

Dingle, Blasket Sound to Aran Islands

Dingle, Blasket Sound and on to the Aran Isles. 28 May - 1st June

11 June 2022 | Cahergal Ring Fort, overlooking Valencia

VALENCIA AND KERRY, 21-27 MAY

Valencia's main habitation is Knightstown where a large marina within a set of breakwaters was envisaged but never completed. The breakwaters make it a safe place to tie up but there are no facilities so the next day we went up the river, which is constrained by tide, to the marina at Cahersiveen [...]

11 June 2022 | On Sneem Sculpture trail

KENMARE RIVER, north shore. 19-20 May

After three days boat-bound at anchor in Kilmakillogue we were keen to move on so we motor-sailed NW in 15-20 knots of gusty SW wind to anchor in the N cove of Garinish Islkand in Sneem Harbour. It was still too windy and grey to make it attractive to go ashore but by the morning it was brighter [...]

18 May 2022 | Dursey Sound cable car support

Kenmare River

Once the wind eased and we could move on from Adrigole, Bantry Bay, of course, there was no wind and we motored the 15nm to Castletown Bearhaven to provision andget nearer to the west end of Bantry Bay. Sailing from each river northwards needs not only good weather as the swell can get so large, [...]

12 May 2022 | The Italian garden at Garinish Island

Glengarriff Harbour and Garinish Island (Ilnacullin) 7-12 May

Glengarriff is sheltered enough to be a hurricane hole. It's a must to visit but as strong SW winds were forecast it was a perfect place to be. It was a fine evening and were greeted by the resident seals as we anchored near Garinish Island. The next day was overcast but we spent most of the day on the [...]

12 May 2022 | Live fowl for sale in Bantry market- you can buy almost anything!

Adrigole and Bantry

In settled weather we were abl;e to continue east towards Bantry, stopping in the protected Adrigole harbour which is home to a large population of harbour seals. The potentially peaceful is setting disrupted by the noise from the busy coast road with its traffic from the fishing port of Castleberehaven [...]

Channel Crossing to France

18 April 2018 | Falmouth, Cornwall to Camaret, Brittany
Manice, good wind, lovely stars
Wednesday 11th April
Larry's diligent analysis of all available weather forecasts led us to Wednesday morning at 10.00 to be the best time to set off. We were expecting light wind from NE/E so we allowed for a 5 knot average speed, intending not to arrive at the Chanel du Four before 0300, at the start of the south going tide. Preferably we would arrive at dawn, about 0600.
Early on Wednesday it was cloudy and rainy but by the appointed time the sun was shining, though the wind was just too light to sail so we motored south until the wind filled when we were level with the Lizard lighthouse. From then on we had the most marvellous beam reach all day, with dolphins, sunshine and slight sea. The only trouble was Tern likes going 7 knots so we were rapidly getting ahead of our schedule. Still, you never know when the wind will fail so we put in a reef, rolled in the staysail and reefed the foresail and managed to slow down to 6 knots. The night was beautiful, no moon but plenty of stars and not too cold. Fortunately the wind dropped as we approached France and we slowed down to 2-3 knots and managed to get to the Chanel at around 0300, though it was dark and becoming misty. With no wind we put on the motor and got through uneventfully, arriving in Camaret in time for breakfast then a sleep. First call ashore: shower, second call, fish shop. Ca va bien!
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