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 [...]

Mizen Head

10 May 2022 | Berehaven
Manice Stabbins
From Baltimore to Crookhaven it's only 12nm but it's a great cruising ground with Cape Clear Island to the south and the whole of Roaring Water and Long Island Bays having numerous anchorages. We motored through the winding passage north out of Baltimore and anchored overnight in Croagh Bay, then covered the last 6 nm to Crookhaven on 1st May in the rain. There were no boats in Crookhaven and it was wet and windy so we didn't go ashore and upped anchore the next mooring as we had a reasonable forecast to get around Mizen Head. The forecast was for a lightish NEasterly increasing during the day and veering round to keep the wind behind us all the way to Lawrence Cove on Bere Island in Bantry Bay. Perfect! Unfortunately the direction was correct but not the windspeed so we motored all the 24 nm. Mizen Head was pretty spectacular though with dolphins and seabirds galore.
We stayed in the marina at Lawrence Cove so we could easily get the bikes ashore to explore Bere Island. The whole Berehaven area and Bantry Bay has been a strategically important military and trading centre since Viking times and before, and again, the Heritage Centre had an impressive display. We had a great day out on the bikes, exploring the island and visiting the heritage sites, from the Viking harbour at Lonehort in the east to the old gunning stations at the west end and over the hills to the standing stone, Martello towers and megalithic tomb. Indeed, Ireland has excellent tourist support for it's heritage and we are doing our best to make the most of it.

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