Kinsale to Glandore (not quite)! Posn: 51:32.42N, 08:56.53W
Circumnavigation of Ireland
Roy Ratazzi
Sun 3 Jul 2022 20:15
It was a surprise to see one of the war requisitioned 100m2 wooden yachts taken from the Germans in 1944, some of which went to the British Kiel Yacht Club. This one was Overlord, which I had last seen in Oban during my circumnavigation of UK.
I also met a former Army colleague, who had sailed his Rustler 36 single handed from the Scillies to Kinsale in 24 hours over 155 nms - quite a feat. Well done Bob Hendicott.
Looking back at the Yacht Club as we departed
Looking back at Kinsale and some multi coloured houses there
The entrance/exit to and from Kinsale harbour
Another picture of the harbour
The ruins of Charles’s Fort on the port side of the harbour as we sailed out. It was begun in 1678 and closed in 1922.
Finally, out of the harbour
With wind on the nose, yet again (SW backing W), we set off with little wind, aiming to tack our way towards Glandore. The wind got up to F4/5, with uncomfortable seas. Thus, at about 1700, we decided to find an anchorage in calm waters some 8 nms east of Glandore in Dirk Bay, just shy of Galley Head.
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