54:39.868N 5:40.318W Bangor
Bluetarn
Wed 1 Oct 2008 14:30
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The intrepid trio were surprised and touched
at the size of the group of family and friends who braved the
torrential rain to see them off. At the appointed hour of 1000 or nearly
(sorry Stuart, Sylvia & ?) Skipper Mike swung Blue Tarn away from
the pontoon and after setting reefed main and genoa we were off. South of
Paterson's Rock, the wind had increased sufficiently to enable us to go on a
close fetchsouth and this gradually became a broad reach. We were safely berthed
at Bangor after a passage of little over 8 hours and enjoyinga celebratory g
& t, being regaled by tales, not all ,of which we had heard before, of
Mike's childhood here. He was of course born with webbed feet and able to paint
a vivid picture of the Ballyholme/Bangor waterfront pre- the very grand
marina. We wandered up the street to Coyle's Bar for a light snack, and
soto bed.
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