Carrickfergus to Port Saint Mary

Thomas Rowe

Left Carrickfergus at 6:30am and left the channel under motor. Headed through the Donaghadee channel and then set a course for the calf of man. Long crossing with some really changeable conditions, no wind and then 25 knots close hauled. Rounded the calf of man with the tide against us and were very tempted to just head straight for Holyhead overnight but the wind was a little too much to be comfortable. Rounded the bottom of the Isle of Man and grabbed a mooring buoy in Port St Mary. Another early start tomorrow to Holyhead!