09.26 Start Engine.
Light S breeze
Wind 5-15Knts. increasing as we closed in on Aran

Beautiful sunny day

Run with BWR as genoa and main. Furled when wind increased to 11knts @60deg
Jib out, spd increased from 4.8 - 5.5knts.

13.50 on bouy


16th September 

10.05 Depart lock
17.15 on berth
Mizzling and grey.
Wind 5 - 20 knts

Good sail back to Troon. Jib & Main all trip. Sea flat, apart from small swell for last hour. 1 Tack, to make sure we didn't get close to Vela after a close call at the start of trip. someone didn't understand the coll regs, and it wasn't us. 

Great final sail of the trip


Trip totals

102 Days
570 miles
583 log
84.4 hrs


05.04 Depart Bouy
12.43 On Bouy H1

Light mizzle , sun later.

Punch tide down sound of Mull. 
Some sailing sound of Kerrera 

10knts of wind over tide in Sound of Luing but still flat.

Gps 43.7
Log 40.9
Hrs 7.3



Hw Dover 08.25 5.4m
04.25 off bouy
13.37 on bouy

Had to wait until 04.25 for enough light to see bouys .

Weather dry sunny and cold. kept thermals on all trip 

Light winds, very flat sea. Slight swell off Ardnamurhcan pt.

Gps 58.7
Log 59.9
Hrs 9.3
Trv 9.3



Hw Dover 13.17 6.7m
04.03 Depart berth
13.57 On bouy

Flat seas and Sunshine all trip.

called range on ch8 & ch13. no reply 

No wind. motor all trip. 
Wind for last 3 miles in loch Caron.

3 bouys free when arrived. 

Gps 61.9
Log 64
Hrs 10
Trv 10 

Hw Dover 06.26 5.2m

03.38 Off bouy
11.15 On berth

Mizzling at 1st. Some sun from mid morning.

Trying to get into Stornoway before the high wind fcast came in for the next 5 days.

Took a little time to get anchor up, it was thick with mud.

Residual swell from previous winds still evident. 
I felt a little sick, so sat at aft of cockpit with duvet coat under salopetts. 

Gps 47
Log 49
Hrs 7.7
Trv 7.5

Steve Lunnon