Left Ardfern at the crack of dawn, well 8:00 am which is pretty good
for us. Off under engine down Loch Craignish into a stiff F6 coming
straight up the Loch so we were only making about 4 knots. As soon as
we entered the Dorus Mor we had the wind on the beam, let the headsail
out, engine off and set off at a smart lick off up the Sound of Luing,
touching 9 knots over the ground briefly. Past the Gulf of
Corryvechan and the Grey Dog channel and once clear of Fladda Island
we were in the Atlantic swell rolling in, still making good speed
though up the West coast of Seil. Round the North end of the Island
and then into the narrow confines of Pulldoren where we anchored in 6m
along with the other yachts that have been sheltering here from the
gales. Only took us 3 and a half hours to cover the 21 miles but it
does help having wind and tide with us. Weather is still mixed to say
the least.
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