Phil Webb

Calm seas for family sailing holiday. Lots of experience gained at Mediterranean moorings (line ashore) and tieing back to docks using mooring lines. Many of the bays were deep and fairly crowded anchorages with lots of large powerboat and cats which probably had more powerful anchors. Monohuls tended to be clustered in the creeks / bays where there was a jetty with mooring lines. Gentle to strong breeze (0-4) with some enjoyable sailing under full sail on Sunday 25th and Wednesday 28th. Tuesday 26th there were gales in the Mediterranean and aedriatic but skopea limani remained well sheltered. Uneventful refuel and waste pump out at a busy dock in Gocek.

initially windy 3-4 with rough sea sail reefs released after 1 hour to full as wind dropped to 2 sailing downwind in eastern solent current 1 knt against

force 3-4 se strong 1-2 kt current against beating close hauled ( slow progress ) under sail Mob practice to retrieve Philips hat (twice) rough sea at entrance to portsmouth harbour of wind against ebbing tide

sse force 2-3 1-2 kts current assisting calm water sails dropped at 12.00 due to a large amount of water in the bilges bailed water out. sea cocks & engine checked - no source of water found refuge at Cowes to ensure no further issues

force 2 sse current assistin 1-2 kts sailing anchored in muudy seabed shallow water in National Trusts Newtown Harbour

force 2 sse calm sea approx 1 kn of current assisting speed 4-6 kts sailing without engine trouble with reading lines while raising main initially wind speed gauge not working Hamble point marina - yarmouth harbour crew Phil Webb, Alison Webb

Skipper - Phil Webb Crew - Richard Webb, Kevin Jones, Rob Whiston Day 1. Oban - Tobermory - 4 hrs - Dolphins seen Day 2. Tobermory - Coll - 7.5hrs - night on mooring bouy with swell Day 3. Coll - Tiree - Gometra - 4 hrs via Treshnaish isles Day 4. Geometry- Staffa (Fingles Cave) - Iona - Bunessan - Minky Whale sighting Day 5. Gales forecast. Bunesson - Ulva (North) for refuge - Tobermory Day 6. Tobermory- Lake Aline. Motored into wind Day 7. Lake Aline - Dustaffenage (fuel) - Oban - 9 hrs