Something weird happened in the middle of the night! Lamlash is known to be exposed to swell when the wind is from the east but this was something else. About 0330 I woke to a violent rocking motion. There was no wind so at first I thought this was a tidal effect but after an hour it still hadn't stopped so I got up to investigate. I wasn't the only one as a forest of cabin lights and a rumble of engines showed. 5 hours later we were still being tossed about in a 1-1.5m swell so we weighed anchor and left. It was another hour before the sea had moderated enough for us to make breakfast and a further hour before any useful wind appeared. Conditions gradually improved until we sailed into the wind shadow of Wee Cumbrae and had to start the engine again. The entrance to the new Millport harbour is remarkably easy from the south so we were soon tied up and having a late brunch in the Garrison House cafe.

A Rough Awakening

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