Day starts with sunshine and a very gentle breeze from the West.
Based on the forecast of NWl'y winds we set off for the Sound of
Luing. It was one of those days that all yachtsmen know when there
was just enough wind to keep you going but the sloppy seas made the
sails flap around and the boom snatches back onto its sheet. There is
of course a fine line when sailing, between not enough wind and wooo
too much. Just after passing the lighthouse at the North end of the
Sound we had a reef in the main and the genoa wound right in. None
the less the boat was flying along at 8 knots through the water and
about 7 over the ground, strangely the tides hadn't read the tables
and we didn't appear to have them in our favour. On south to the
Dorus Mor and a sharp port hand turn up Loch Craignish to arrive in
Ardfern where we are tied up for the night. The crew demand the
comforts of showers, aromatherapy massages, draught lager etc.
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