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To successfully complete a sabbatical (gap year!) cruise of the West Coast of Scotland and Ireland


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Previous Diary Entries

Date Subject Position
2010
Aug 2010
Thu 19 Aug 20:02 Sunset on a brilliant season's sailing 56:00.72N 4:46.50W
Tue 17 Aug 17:33 Storming up to Rothesay... 55:50.30N 5:03.20W
Mon 16 Aug 20:32 Disgusted of Scorpio... 55:31.91N 5:07.24W
Mon 16 Aug 10:38 Campbeltown: the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end 55:25.54N 5:36.14W
Sun 15 Aug 12:58 12 knots SOG (speed over the ground)! 55:17.50N 5:51.20W
Sat 14 Aug 15:57 I'm not sure which is the more sore...
Fri 13 Aug 20:18 Continiuing our tour of the islands... 55:44.50N 5:43.84W
Thu 12 Aug 21:57 Introducing Tobin...
Thu 12 Aug 16:04 Port Ellen on the busiest day of the year... 55:37.67N 6:11.32W
Thu 12 Aug 11:25 Phone a friend... 55:36.66N 6:06.36W
Thu 12 Aug 08:20 A wild night in Craighouse...
Wed 11 Aug 16:27 P.S. Forgot to say - the deer outnumber the people by 33 to 1...!
Wed 11 Aug 16:19 In this health and safety conscious age, dare we go ashore? 55:50.14N 5:56.82W
Tue 10 Aug 17:09 Tayvallich is a bonnie spot... 56:01.38N 5:37.29W
Mon 09 Aug 12:07 The sounds of the south... 56:16.10N 5:30.20W
Sun 08 Aug 08:53 Starting the migration south for winter... 56:25.10N 5:29.80W
Fri 06 Aug 18:34 Composition and graduated neutral density filters...
Thu 05 Aug 12:06 Party time in Tobermory? 56:37.22N 6:04.00W
Wed 04 Aug 13:58 The post that wasn't... 56:33.10N 5:54.60W
Mon 02 Aug 08:22 The green bits and the white bits...
Jul 2010
Thu 29 Jul 16:37 Scorpio in Scotland - part three...
Sun 04 Jul 16:31 How the other half shop...
Sun 04 Jul 15:55 Weather update...
Sat 03 Jul 17:27 Did I fall asleep and wake up in November?
Fri 02 Jul 17:58 Diverted by the weather... 56:25.06N 5:29.85W
Thu 01 Jul 21:41 Seals, Herons & Dinosaurs... 56:40.06N 5:56.26W
Thu 01 Jul 12:21 Hebrides - the videos...
Thu 01 Jul 11:08 It arrived - a little late and not quite as severe...
Thu 01 Jul 10:47 Mull - an island of contrasts...
Jun 2010
Tue 29 Jun 18:02 Motoring ahead of the weather... 56:37.21N 6:04.01W
Tue 29 Jun 07:05 The worst sort of forecast....
Mon 28 Jun 16:02 The rough and the rough... 57:09.24N 7:18.04W
Mon 28 Jun 14:16 We Canna believe we doubled the population... 57:03.38N 6:29.74W
Sun 27 Jun 11:10 OK - I admit defeat...
Sat 26 Jun 18:22 Tobermory by the back door... 56:37.19N 6:04.00W
Fri 25 Jun 17:23 Don't turn into the marina quite yet Jonathan... 56:25.06N 5:29.85W
Fri 25 Jun 16:51 Wild and desolate Loch Spelve 56:22.00N 5:47.45W
Thu 24 Jun 13:40 A picture is worth 62 words...
Wed 23 Jun 17:09 An exposed coast and some Haswell-Smiths 56:19.45N 5:35.23W
Wed 23 Jun 16:49 Another great anchorage, but with a scary entrance... 56:17.52N 6:23.04W
Tue 22 Jun 15:11 I dun Dun I on Iona... 56:20.80N 6:22.83W
Tue 22 Jun 14:21 Summer solstice...
Mon 21 Jun 20:36 Caving in on destinations... 56:20.04N 6:22.11W
Sun 20 Jun 18:33 Back in Tobermory and a conundrum... 56:37.18N 6:03.97W
Sat 19 Jun 13:41 Back in Scotland and it's a wee bit warmer...
Thu 10 Jun 12:40 Some photographs
Mon 07 Jun 10:43 There will now be a short intermission...
Sat 05 Jun 11:12 Not the Top Gear challenge...
Thu 03 Jun 19:24 Four Nil 56:27.10N 5:25.88W
Thu 03 Jun 18:50 Dusk goes on forever...
Wed 02 Jun 18:55 Another hectic day in Scotland... 56:39.16N 5:56.27W
Wed 02 Jun 18:54 Two reasons not to go swimming...
Tue 01 Jun 17:21 The weather comes in half days...
Tue 01 Jun 11:43 Tobermory in the rain and drizzle... 56:37.15N 6:03.79W
May 2010
Mon 31 May 20:22 Mucking about... 56:49.86N 6:13.55W
Sun 30 May 20:02 The outboard drives us to drink! 57:02.16N 5:41.09W
Sat 29 May 21:38 Harry Potter and the Outboard Mystery
Sat 29 May 13:14 Fort William progress...
Sat 29 May 11:40 Fort William...
Fri 28 May 13:30 Arisaig...
Thu 27 May 17:03 That was a touch easier... 56:54.39N 5:51.47W
Thu 27 May 09:11 New crew...
Thu 27 May 08:47 Heather required... 56:47.30N 5:49.19W
Tue 25 May 21:48 Discovering the truth (or how not to Mish the point)...
Tue 25 May 17:09 To the point... 56:37.18N 6:03.97W
Tue 25 May 11:35 Breakfast Colls...
Mon 24 May 19:01 Today's port of Coll... 56:37.19N 6:31.24W
Sun 23 May 16:51 Another quiet, but different, loch... 56:33.21N 5:45.16W
Sun 23 May 11:37 Time for that test... 56:36.77N 5:31.08W
Sat 22 May 20:58 Two questions...
Sat 22 May 16:29 Sunshine, afternoon tea and classic cars 56:40.55N 5:14.62W
Sat 22 May 12:54 Lynn and all the L's 56:38.73N 5:18.20W
Fri 21 May 19:32 Two sheep make escape bid from Kerrera...
Fri 21 May 12:11 They're nutters - every one of them...
Thu 20 May 14:35 We got lucky...
Wed 19 May 21:26 In praise of Pantaenius... 56:25.11N 5:29.78W
Wed 19 May 20:57 Tuesday 18th - Part 2: On the rocks, Scotch style 56:37.22N 6:04.00W
Wed 19 May 17:34 Tuesday 18th - a day in two parts - Part 1 doing the Haswell-Smiths 56:29.72N 6:18.06W
Mon 17 May 17:41 Chilling in Tobermory
Mon 17 May 10:06 From the desk of Scorpio on a Monday morning...
Sun 16 May 22:33 The strange case of the American, the half crabs and the princess... 56:37.22N 6:04.00W
Sun 16 May 16:38 Oban and the Sound of Mull
Sun 16 May 09:08 More On The Vikings...
Sun 16 May 08:52 The Vikings are back...
Sat 15 May 16:48 Oban...
Fri 14 May 23:02 Oban - all change... 56:25.11N 5:29.79W
Fri 14 May 22:29 Week 4: Rhu to Oban - the videos...
Thu 13 May 17:15 It's Scotland, but not as we have come to know it... 56:19.41N 5:35.30W
Wed 12 May 18:29 1 ding, 6 sea miles and 6 land miles 56:10.95N 5:31.80W
Tue 11 May 21:22 12 locks, 1 loch and the tortures of Crinan... 56:05.45N 5:33.27W
Mon 10 May 19:41 Under attack... 56:00.75N 5:26.85W
Sun 09 May 20:26 Deer me that castle's got no scaffolding - I need a whisky... 55:42.44N 5:17.60W
Sat 08 May 16:55 Rothesay ar hot - yes! 55:50.28N 5:03.22W
Fri 07 May 15:48 Jane arrives to a welcoming committee...
Fri 07 May 11:02 Scorpio - the videos: Weeks 1 to 3
Thu 06 May 19:46 Back to my roots... No charge!
Thu 06 May 18:47 Neighbours...
Wed 05 May 19:59 Of Military Police and Goddesses... 56:00.68N 4:46.47W
Tue 04 May 20:19 Some of this may get us arrested... 56:02.58N 4:54.40W
Mon 03 May 19:10 Sharing the peace... 55:56.00N 5:11.70W
Sun 02 May 20:24 Message to all those concerned...
Sun 02 May 19:07 So good we had to come here twice... 55:51.99N 5:24.62W
Sun 02 May 18:55 Seals, uninhabited islands and other bull... 55:47.39N 5:08.99W
Sat 01 May 19:45 Dear God... 55:45.00N 4:55.77W
Sat 01 May 09:59 Ken, Haste Ye Back...
Apr 2010
Fri 30 Apr 14:56 Bring your own marmalade...
Fri 30 Apr 08:14 The things that make things possible
Thu 29 Apr 20:24 Pampering Petulant Petra Pays... 55:54.60N 4:52.43W
Thu 29 Apr 14:17 Cornwall on steroids with mountains... 55:45.04N 4:55.74W
Thu 29 Apr 14:09 I think I'm obsessed... 55:51.00N 5:02.76W
Wed 28 Apr 19:42 Today's dilemma - which way do I look? 55:55.96N 5:10.82W
Wed 28 Apr 12:12 Today is "Big Grin" day... 55:49.00N 5:12.30W
Wed 28 Apr 08:08 Surprises in the toilets...
Tue 27 Apr 21:11 Scorpio goes off net...?
Tue 27 Apr 15:37 Fishing Boats, caring Coastguards and Puffers... 55:51.99N 5:24.61W
Mon 26 Apr 19:26 The calm before the storm? 55:31.96N 5:07.18W
Mon 26 Apr 12:16 Campbeltown - Birds of Passage...
Mon 26 Apr 12:11 Two seasons (a reflection on Campbeltown)...
Mon 26 Apr 11:41 A complaint and a message for all South Coast sailors
Sun 25 Apr 20:51 Campbeltown, Scotland - Aye... 55:25.50N 5:36.10W
Sun 25 Apr 20:46 The Haswell-Smiths
Sun 25 Apr 20:42 The confessional addendum...
Sun 25 Apr 12:05 Scorpio and the mystery of the half pie... 54:51.35N 5:21.85W
Sun 25 Apr 08:22 Final leg - north bound... 54:24.50N 5:22.00W
Sun 25 Apr 08:17 It's Sunday, it's a Roman Catholic country - time for a confession 54:18.63N 5:28.62W
Sun 25 Apr 05:30 Ardglass... 54:13.20N 5:35.32W
Sat 24 Apr 15:34 Back in UK waters... 54:00.00N 5:43.00W
Sat 24 Apr 07:26 Advice required...
Fri 23 Apr 20:58 Reflections on Dublin...
Fri 23 Apr 08:28 Refreshed and ready to be a tourist.. 53:23.36N 6:03.99W
Thu 22 Apr 14:47 A bird that thinks it's a fish... 53:16.25N 5:53.50W
Thu 22 Apr 14:47 Ship's Rules...
Thu 22 Apr 14:34 The Lonely (Irish) Sea and the Sky 52:36.00N 5:34.50W
Wed 21 Apr 19:18 What's in a name?
Wed 21 Apr 18:58 You can't have enough castles...
Wed 21 Apr 18:40 Editor's note...
Wed 21 Apr 09:11 Kindness, coincidences and flexibility...
Tue 20 Apr 14:27 Dolphins, pasties and Milford Haven 51:40.20N 5:10.30W
Tue 20 Apr 05:52 That Tuesday morning feeling... 51:04.00N 5:28.00W
Mon 19 Apr 15:40 Land's End - Dublin bound... 50:00.00N 5:45.00W
Mon 19 Apr 12:24 The Lizard and we're finally sailing! 49:56.00N 5:12.10W
Mon 19 Apr 10:19 Outbound from Falmouth
Sun 18 Apr 15:49 Falmouth for orders... 50:08.15N 5:01.34W
Sun 18 Apr 01:48 Start Point abeam 50:11.90N 3:36.30W
Sun 18 Apr 00:44 Give me a ship and a star to steer her by... 50:21.12N 3:25.22W
Sat 17 Apr 17:26 Altering course... 50:26.70N 2:26.50W
Sat 17 Apr 14:33 Westward Ho! 50:36.10N 1:47.20W
Sat 17 Apr 11:09 Underway and sailing! 50:48.20N 1:18.30W
Fri 16 Apr 18:42 Code Flag P is flying...
Mar 2010
Mon 29 Mar 20:56 Now where is the Blue Peter...
Sun 21 Mar 20:40 Shaken not stirred...
Fri 19 Mar 15:47 Shakedown - so far so good... 50:43.45N 1:24.07W
Thu 18 Mar 00:06 Scorpio ready...
2009
Nov 2009
Mon 16 Nov 18:33 2010 Passage Plan - a sabbatical and some new horizons...
Sun 08 Nov 12:00 And so it ends.... 51:21.40N 0:47.00W
Aug 2009
Mon 10 Aug 20:10 Summer Cruise - Leg 1 50:36.65N 2:27.43W
Jul 2009
Sun 05 Jul 17:43 Home and reflecting...
Sat 04 Jul 22:02 Finished! 50:49.55N 1:17.62W
Sat 04 Jul 10:41 Requesting clearance... 50:36.18N 1:38.30W
Fri 03 Jul 20:42 Into another slow sloppy night... 49:50.07N 2:21.85W
Fri 03 Jul 16:34 Sloppiness and Asymmetric sheets... 49:35.12N 2:24.51W
Fri 03 Jul 11:30 Oppie racing, fines and the prospects for Leg 3...
Thu 02 Jul 10:31 Night moves and unrelenting heat... 49:27.32N 2:32.07W
Wed 01 Jul 22:25 Act III, Final Scene - Rock hopping to the finish
Wed 01 Jul 15:04 Act III, Scene ii - The beginning of the end... 49:31.48N 2:27.37W
Wed 01 Jul 10:39 Act II... 49:44.94N 1:56.93W
Wed 01 Jul 03:38 Act I Scene ii - How long is that piece of string 49:43.59N 1:10.09W
Jun 2009
Tue 30 Jun 15:21 Act I, Scene 1 - The Start 49:26.88N 0:06.30W
Tue 30 Jun 10:42 A town in two acts and a race in three acts...
Mon 29 Jun 14:55 Hot, dang hot...
Sun 28 Jun 21:23 In the east... 49:21.71N 0:04.88E
Sun 28 Jun 08:25 More good news and more bad news... 49:44.16N 0:21.11W
Sat 27 Jun 19:37 Drifting into the night... 50:08.27N 0:38.78W
Sat 27 Jun 17:16 AIS is awesome... 50:20.39N 0:39.89W
Sat 27 Jun 13:40 Leaving coverage... 50:37.44N 0:52.23W
Sat 27 Jun 12:39 Good news and bad news... 50:41.98N 1:00.04W
Sat 27 Jun 07:52 Underway... 50:51.65N 1:21.28W
Fri 26 Jun 21:21 Crew ready and briefed...
Fri 26 Jun 13:59 Boat ready...
Mon 22 Jun 13:32 Scorpio prepares for the Channel Triangle 50:51.69N 1:21.41W
Mon 22 Jun 13:22 Slow boat across Biscay...
Sat 13 Jun 17:07 Newtown not Hondarribia... 50:43.49N 1:24.27W
May 2009
Thu 21 May 22:19 The wind gods and the impending axe...
Mar 2009
Thu 19 Mar 21:25 Abort!
Thu 19 Mar 17:37 Ready, steady...
Tue 10 Mar 21:15 On standby...
Jan 2009
Mon 19 Jan 20:18 Committed now...
Sun 11 Jan 19:38 Some breeze! 50:51.69N 1:21.41W
Mon 05 Jan 08:38 And so the other thing begins...
Sat 03 Jan 19:31 And so it begins... 51:21.40N 0:46.97W