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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Isle Ornsay - Tobermory

The Ornsay anchorage was very pretty, and the pub was fun. But now it was time to seek a bigger town and provision again. Freshies and snacks acquired from Kirkwall are officially out. And so we hoisted anchor in the morning and headed south.

In beginning it looked like a repeat of yesterday - gusty squalls and sunny calms. But when we got out of Skye’s shadow, the sky cleared and the wind stayed more constant. And so from an upwind sail we moved to a beam reach without changing course.

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This sail was a good example of how landmasses twist winds and waves, with the gentle Atlantic swell becoming a confused mess whenever we were downwind of an island.

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After rounding Cape Ardnamurchan, we arrived to the pretty, colorful town of Tobermory. Here we’ll do a round of provisioning and other maintenance tasks before heading to the promising anchorages around Mull.

From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
06.06. 7:31 Z 57°8'57"N 5°47'51"W 151° 0kt 4761.9NM wind 10.9kt 249° baro 1011 hPa Started main engine
06.06. 7:41 Z 57°8'57"N 5°47'47"W 84° 2.4kt 4761.9NM wind 6.4kt 245° baro 1012 hPa Anchor up, motoring
06.06. 7:53 Z 57°9'10"N 5°47'10"W 92° 2kt 4762.3NM wind 4.9kt 192° baro 1012 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Staysail
06.06. 8:00 Z 57°9'10"N 5°46'50"W 100° 1.2kt 4762.5NM wind 2.5kt 154° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 8:13 Z 57°8'57"N 5°46'6"W 133° 2.7kt 4763NM wind 7.1kt 172° baro 1012 hPa Mayday relay from Stornoway CG: Beacon alert 0749Z 15Nm from 56°40.5N 008°08.2W. 82NM SW from us. There is a vessel (freighter Ross Eagle) under way
06.06. 8:30 Z 57°8'20"N 5°45'19"W 186° 2.3kt 4763.8NM wind 5.9kt 209° baro 1012 hPa Beacon alert 56°40.5N 008°08.2W confirmed false alert, no distress. Silence fini
06.06. 8:31 Z 57°8'18"N 5°45'18"W 174° 2.1kt 4763.8NM wind 7.4kt 209° baro 1012 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
06.06. 8:35 Z 57°8'2"N 5°45'26"W 213° 4.5kt 4764.1NM wind 10kt 243° baro 1012 hPa Deployed hydrogenerator
06.06. 8:48 Z 57°7'11"N 5°46'12"W 207° 4.1kt 4765.1NM wind 11.1kt 255° sea state 3/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 8/10 baro 1012 hPa Sails set: Main, Staysail. Gusts up to 18kt
06.06. 9:00 Z 57°6'23"N 5°47'1"W 199° 5.3kt 4766NM wind 15.9kt 250° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 9:18 Z 57°5'21"N 5°48'56"W 231° 5kt 4767.5NM wind 14.2kt 294° baro 1012 hPa Autopilot activated
06.06. 10:00 Z 57°3'0"N 5°52'48"W 230° 4.8kt 4770.7NM wind 12.3kt 274° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 11:00 Z 56°58'59"N 5°59'25"W 220° 5.3kt 4776.1NM wind 12.9kt 304° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 12:00 Z 56°54'37"N 6°4'25"W 207° 5.6kt 4781.3NM wind 16.8kt 306° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 13:00 Z 56°50'27"N 6°8'57"W 213° 5.2kt 4786.1NM wind 14.6kt 278° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 13:17 Z 56°49'17"N 6°10'27"W 214° 4.6kt 4787.6NM wind 14.1kt 270° sea state 3/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 8/10 baro 1014 hPa Both Eigg and Muck have produced quite confused seas downwind of them
06.06. 14:00 Z 56°46'18"N 6°13'41"W 209° 4.6kt 4791NM wind 14.9kt 274° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 14:29 Z 56°44'2"N 6°14'59"W 199° 5.8kt 4793.4NM wind 19.3kt 280° baro 1015 hPa Passing Ardnamurchan light
06.06. 15:00 Z 56°41'52"N 6°14'3"W 140° 3.8kt 4795.8NM wind 12.3kt 283° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 16:00 Z 56°39'35"N 6°6'59"W 123° 5kt 4800.3NM wind 15.7kt 263° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
06.06. 16:05 Z 56°39'22"N 6°6'22"W 125° 4.6kt 4800.7NM wind 12.8kt 265° baro 1014 hPa Stowed hydrogenerator
06.06. 16:23 Z 56°38'31"N 6°4'8"W 124° 5.7kt 4802.2NM wind 12kt 297° baro 1014 hPa Autopilot deactivated
06.06. 16:35 Z 56°37'48"N 6°3'25"W 174° 2.8kt 4803.1NM wind 6.7kt 329° baro 1014 hPa Sails down, motoring
06.06. 16:58 Z 56°37'11"N 6°3'57"W 360° 0kt 4804NM wind 6.3kt 302° baro 1014 hPa Stopped