Oban
Gertha4
Simon Ridley
Wed 29 Jul 2009 20:30
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The Malts Cruise proved to be good fun, basicly
three diferent bashes with a week to make your own way from one to another.
Food drink and music was first classs in stuning
locations.
For us the first weeek saw good weather that let us
enjoy a few diferent anchorges, the second weeek became less setteled so we
bounced longer distance, the pay off was we had longer on Islay and had moree
time to explore the island.
In truth the island is all a large mass of peat,
however us rufty tufty hill walkers had a superb walk to a head land with a
memorial and eagles ( not a pop band)
Ace crew Bain left on Saturday, with a promise of
bad weather on Sunday, we holed up in Oban Marina. The weather has continued
with one good and one wet and force 7, making planning a little tricky, end
result is we have walked and seen more of the local area on local transport than
we would have by sailing, with Gertie tucked up safe in a marina.
Next front is due on Friday , day after tommorow,
the computer generated ugrib is predicting up to force 9, we are staying put,
Gretie has been booked for a lift out and will stay here for
winter.
Scotland is well worth the effort, as always with
sailing , you have to compromise. Deserted anchorages, wild beaches and cold
water; unseteled weather, fantastic senary, tides at 9 knots.
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