Explore Sailing Voyages in Isle of Man 🇮🇲

Lagertha is coming home. Anew standing rigging and a new staysail furler 🙌🏻 The second leg of our trip crossing the Irish Sea heading towards the Isle of Man, good planing getting there! 🌊 Up to Holyhead motor sailing, the tides pushed is with a whooping 10 knot until we left the TSS. But once we left the TSS, the engine went off the wind picked up nicely at 70-80 degrees and maybe 15 knots or so?⛵️ Without the engine running its much more enjoyable. Cruising up with full sails out giving us a solid average of six knots towards Chicken Rock Lighthouse and the drinking dragon 🐉 at the southern tip of the IOM. When we turned northward, the wind just wasn’t strong enough for downwind sailing. So, we motored the last bit on the west coast to Peel Habour instead and waited until 1 o’clock in the morning when the lock/flap-gate opened, so we could go into the marina.

A short hop from Peel to Port Erin to escape the tidal gate

We made it across the Irish Sea from Port Erin on the Isle of Man to Dún Laoghaire in Ireland. Not a huge amount of wind to play with, so it was a bit of a motor sail ⛵️Honestly, sometimes a little engine assistance is very welcome! The best bit? Having a pod of dolphins lead the way - always a magical moment. ✨ It took us nearly 13 hours, but we arrived just in time for a well-deserved Guinness! 🍻 Life aboard Lagertha is good, even when it involves a long passage. We're definitely feeling the Vitamin Sea vibes now!😊 We stay here until storm Floris clears 🌊🌪️☔️

force 7 gusting to 8 large braking waves north west.west

cold light wind thru the night