The wind overnight was a bit gusty and came round a full 270 degrees between midnight and 3am. Around 1am, we were disturbed by our anchor alarm. It was unclear if we had simply pulled the chain tight off the bottom or our anchor had slipped about a boat length. As we were now only 20 meters or less (difficult in the pitch dark to tell exactly) from potentially hitting our neighbour. Anchor Watch was required.until 4 am, when at first light, we could tell that we were in fact not pulling the anchor. Better safe than sorry!
We left Caladh Harbour around 9am and sailed almost the whole way to Tarbert on Loch Fyne. Engine hours used, being only .8 of an hour for the whole day and most of that was used motoring into the Marina. Conditions were perfect, for sailing, flat water and a force 3/4. The contrast of the sky against the sail was truly beautiful. The photograph doesn’t really do it justice. This is our last stop for 2 nights before we enter the Crinan Canal.
The Crinan Canal is only open from Thursdays until Mondays which was a bit of a surprise. They are doing a lot of maintenance and dredging on the canal presumably before the anticipated summer rush.
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| A still morning in the anchorage. |
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| Looking down the Western Kyle towards Tighnabruaich |
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| Great day for a sail |
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| Approaching the entrance to Loch Fyne |
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