19th Loch Aline to Mooring

Late start out off Loch Aline with wind on starboard as we turned up the Linnie Sun started to show itself. Just flew genoa.  Stopped off in Port Ramsey. Brilliant couple of hrs chilling out.

18th August Tobermory Loch Aline

Late start from Tobermory went to lunch on Loch Drumbuie lads caught buck load of Mackerel then on Loch Aline. Slide got jammed in mast.  Tied up at pontoons then tucked into mackerel, followed by curry.  More fishing produced a few wee ones !!

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17th Aug - Loch Chlorie to Tobermory

After a quite night in Loch Chlorie we headed off into Wild winds 25 ..30 knots of wind on the nose. Motored down side of Lismore then more off across and up the  Mull got wind on beam and had good but wet sail up Mull

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4th Aug. Mooring to Loch Aline

Great sail down loch Linnie eventual gave up trying to beat up the Mull and turned Motor on. Stayed on pontoons Had a potter about the Village then had Dinner on board.

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3rd Aug .Headed to Boat

Spent might on the mooring

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16th July - Loch Cloire to Mooring

Up early spent morning cleaning Grania top to bottom  - generally packing up after 2 weeks on board.

15th July - Oban to Loch Clorie

First truly wet day - motored up east side of Lismore with a brief sail across before getting down inside due to a wet evening

14th July - Melford to Oban - Via Cuan Sound

Headed back via the Cuan Sound which always seems easier doing than reading about - had a parade of boats follow us through.

Had a sail with Genoe up to Oban where we stayed on sailing club mooring - nipping a shore for a few things before my long awaited Spanish Tortilla - very nice :-)

13th July - Gigha to Loch Melford

Calm day not much sailing - Spent lovely evening at Melford up at hotel eating on the terrace.

12th July - Gigha

Spent day around island walking followed by meal in the Boathouse Restaurant

11th July - Craighouse to Gigha

Left in fog with Radar on always adds excitement !! Cleared later

10th July - Eisdale to Craighouse

Early Start 5am to catch tide for a fast run to Craighouse. got there before 12 and squeezed in a Distillery tour, followed by Football  and great meal In Jura hotel that night.

While all this was going on they were dealing with an unexploded bomb ;

9th July... Mooring to Eisdale

Nipped by car into Oban to stock up before heading to Eisdale for a bumpy night after a trip a shore to the Island where we hand a drink in the Sun.  Evening on board was lovely - just turned out to be a distrupted sleep.   

8th July .Tobermory to Mooring

Engine refused to start nice chap next door - Malcolm lent me a decent set of jump leads this started engine - went and got myself a set at the Hardware store before heading back down Mull with M & G to the mooring. Was not a brill day weather wise and Mary seems to be impacted with tech issues each tie she come on board!!

Got back saw M & G off before spending night on pontoon

6th & 7th July..Loch Dumbuie to Tobermory (via sail around)

Left Drumbuie had a sail about the upper Mull before heading into Tobermory Friday 6th for fish supper watch football friday Pm in Mishnish. Them hungout waiting for the Pam and Mary while watching the football - Pete headed back on the morning of the 7th as Eric's wife was had not been well.

Had a wonderful meal in Cafe Fish before night cap in Mishnish

5th July - Salem to Loch Drumbuie

Headed off to Coll but abandoned trip it the wind came round to the west sooner than expected which would have meant a beat all the way - no body fancied that so after a sail about headed into Loch Drumbuie

4th July - Oban to Salem in loch Sunart

In the morning the Boat refused to start!!  Got hold of Robert - Tured out to be a dead Engine battery.  Two batteries later we were sorted. and headed up the Mull on a glorious day with the cruising shoot up most of the way.  Went into Salem got a mooring as pontoons were full. decide not to go ashore and indulged in another casserole 

3rd July Puldoran to Oban

Head back to Oban to pick Pete up stopped at New Pontoon. Watched England play in local pub - 

2nd July - Mooring to Puilladobhrain

Gordon and myself head down to Puilladobhrain - had a great sail did not have to touch  the wheel much? No luck on the fishing either - took a walk over the hill to the Tigh an Truish - the house of the trousers - Where we got talking to some fellow sailer's from Northern Island