Shakwe Update Horta to Belfast
SHAKWE
JAMES F MASSEY
Wed 12 Sep 2012 14:52
INTERIM BLOG
Last blog had us heading for Kinsale to avoid a
forecasted force7 with higher gusts on the Irish Sea issued by the Irish Met
Office. We safely entered Kinsale Harbour and tied up at the pontoon at
Castlepark Marina (recommended by our friend and fellow Tot Club member, Noel
Ruigrock of Rush) and waited for further forecasts. Internet on the pontoon was
poor (is it ever anything else!!!) but my brother gave us his view and as it
wasn't favourable we decided to travel by bus (yesterday) to allow Jim time to
visit Belfast before returning home to w**k.
Shakwe should now be on a mooring put there by the
extremely helpful marina staff. With only 300 miles to go it was a hard decision
but hopefully, I'll find a way to get her home very shortly.
Internet AIS requires a shore based receiver within
the range of the vessel and it seems that there is none close by so Shakwe is
invisible at the moment.
More when kniown but will send hotmail
first.
Oul Grumpy and (returning to normal) Happy
Jim
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