Tuesday 29 September 2020

27th Sept Lochnell

 Motored boat around to lochnell in a brisk wind. Left on mooring and rowed a shore.

26th Sept - Day at Mooring

 Motored back to mooring and parked up on the pontoon - lovely day - pottered about taking some stuff off  the boat. Met up with M & G who parked in the lay by.  Had a BBQ plus at Linne that evening. Great time  weather was very kind though eventually the cold drove us all back to our beds.


26th Sept - Loch a Choire

 A brisk sail to Loch a'Choire !  but once in was lovely and sheltered - Anchored at head of bay and had place to ourselves for most of the day.  Other than a short 20+knts gust that came into the bay rest of day was settled and wind died of that evening.  

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25th Sept - Mooring to Arids Bay

 Due to forecasted northerlies  wen to Arids bay- lovely sheltered spot - Sun came out - just chilled and flew drone.

   

17th Sept Back to Mooring

 Light wind - motor back to mooring

15th Sept Tobermory to Oban

 Mixed weather to Oban - got a sail in a brisk wind. Stayed at Oban town marine , Where Dave Punton Turned up.  Got some mussels in a for  starters before we went for fish and chips. 

15th Sept - Tobermory

 Motored and then and good sail - went on to the bay via the south calf island entrance. And a lovely evening  on board- Decide to stay put due to covid etc.. And plucked the courage to fly the drone.   

14th Sept - Mooring to Puldoran

 Had Shahid and Gordon on board started of windy on the nose, but end up with great sail to Puldoran and a evening at anchor 

6th Sept - Headed back to Mooring

 Started misty,  and motored most of way down ( Vetus behaved itself) as we turned mull Sun came out and got a bit of a sail back 

5th Sept - Left Sunart

 Entrance Sunart we were met my F5/6  And struggled to make headway on top of which the the coolant alarm went off. Put some sail up and eased up on the engine. Decide to head to Tobermory - more chance of getting help if need.  Went to pontoon. had to borrow a drill to repair a wing nut that sheering on the raw water inlet for the engine - Having checked all, only possible issue was coolant seem low.


4th Loch Sunart (Salen)

 Took a mooring and went for a walk to the pub for a drink.  Decide to eat on board and fully charge the batteries.