Dominic Dobson

Wet day fueled up Portavadie before returning to home berth

Day started badly as no cooling water eventually traced to bocked seacock inlet, sailed until entering Rothesy bay. 2 nights Port Bannatyne £44 a night

No wind at start of trip motor sailed under genoa for last 3 hrs, very wet on arrival. High winds forecast so 2 nights here £47.46 a night

Sloppy seas again 1st hr motor sail under Genoa Portpatrick £28 a night

Lumpy sea force 3 wind for first hour then dropped off motor sail under Genoa Bangor £50 a night. 3 nights sitting out high winds

another warm day with little wind Glenarm £44 a night

Glorious sunshine but no wind! Campbell town £33 a night

Another day of light/no wind overcast with a little drizzle

more wind today force 3 but as usual from where we want to be, as Karen doesn't do upwind sailing it was motoring again, passed the Waverley on it way down Clyde doing 14 knots. Filled up with 125l fuel 984.9 engine hrs(£157.51 60/40 split) booked in at Inverkip Hotel for food tonight

bit more wind but as usual from wrong direction managed to sail for couple hrs. Millport very busy (1330) 4 visitor moorings left good job we arrived early, 1st one we tried had pick up line wrapped around riser. Half an hour later all moorings taken boats still arriving looks like they'll be dropping the hook if they want to stay.