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Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Remember to take your tide tables to Seil.

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Gradually we crossed the Firth of Lorn and the Isle of Seil began to dominate the view ahead.  However, we were so enjoying the fine weath...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Gentle undulations on an otherwise empty sea.

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 In the middle of the Firth of Lorn the wind had dropped to nothing as we paddled east towards Seil. Away to the south lay...  ...the ...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Not properly attired for the Firth of Lorn.

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 As we paddled away from the cliffs of Mull's Laggan peninsula the wind gradually dropped. We had expected a rough crossing and so...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Gusty headwinds under the cliffs of Mull's Laggan Peninsula.

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 We awoke on the shores of  Loch Buie on Mull to find that a light SE wind was sufficient to keep....  ... the morning midges at bay. ...
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Caught between the tide, a rock and a hard place in Loch Buie.

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The midges round Loch Buie on Mull can be ferocious so Jennifer and I set up our cooking on rocks well down the beach to get away from the...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Threading through the 2011 Oban Sailing Club Round Mull Race.

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Gradually we left the Isles of the Sea a long way behind but as we approached the coast of Mull we came across the third day of the 2011...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

A blessed relief to leave the Isle of the Saints.

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After the exertion and sweating of manhandling loaded boats to the low tide mark in the heat of the day, it was a blessed relief to be on ...