Eagle Pool - Castlebay
Morning dawned with a light northerly wind, and so we left the Haunaray Sound at high tide. Again no problems completing all the slalom turns of the narrow channel between the rocks. A few seals and red deer stopped to watch us pass.
Once at sea, we hoisted the Parasailor for what was planned to be a chill, smooth ride south the Outer Hebrides chain. Encouraged by the easy going, we decided that this would be our first time flying the drone while underway. Some nice footage was achieved, though the catcher received some bruises and gold paint from the propellers. Turns out the drone flies faster in reverse!
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After we passed the southern tip of South Uist, the wind started dying. A big pod of dolphins swam around us, but they were too busy fishing to come and play. We kept going even though it was difficult to keep the Parasailor filled.
At Eriskay the wind filled in with a vengeance, going from 3kt to 20kt in just a couple of minutes. The resting off-watch was roused and we packed the Parasailor and hoisted the main.
Soon it was time to turn into the channel leading to Castlebay on the island of Barra. We were lucky with the ferry schedules, as the ship went in just before us. Would’ve been less fun in the narrow channel.
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Now we’re tied in the local marina with a view to the Kisimul castle. We’ll stay here for a couple of days to reprovision and enjoy the island.
- Distance today: 41.3NM
- Total distance: 2007.2NM
- Dinner: Rogan josh
- Engine hours: 1.4
Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
06.07. 6:48 Z |
57°30'43"N
7°11'27"W
|
163°
|
0kt
|
5205.4NM
|
wind
4.6kt
11°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
06.07. 6:55 Z |
57°30'42"N
7°11'23"W
|
110°
|
2kt
|
5205.4NM
|
wind
2.1kt
46°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
06.07. 7:00 Z |
57°30'34"N
7°11'9"W
|
130°
|
3.2kt
|
5205.6NM
|
wind
4kt
57°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 7:42 Z |
57°29'15"N
7°9'1"W
|
177°
|
3.3kt
|
5207.9NM
|
wind
8kt
31°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Parasailor
|
06.07. 7:43 Z |
57°29'12"N
7°9'1"W
|
188°
|
3.6kt
|
5208NM
|
wind
9kt
32°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
06.07. 8:00 Z |
57°28'25"N
7°9'13"W
|
186°
|
2.4kt
|
5208.8NM
|
wind
6.4kt
20°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 9:00 Z |
57°25'14"N
7°9'44"W
|
185°
|
3.7kt
|
5212NM
|
wind
8.7kt
23°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 10:00 Z |
57°21'32"N
7°9'53"W
|
179°
|
4kt
|
5215.7NM
|
wind
9.5kt
16°
baro 1001 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 11:00 Z |
57°17'20"N
7°10'16"W
|
189°
|
4.8kt
|
5219.9NM
|
wind
10kt
14°
sea state 2/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1002 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 12:00 Z |
57°12'52"N
7°11'35"W
|
192°
|
4.8kt
|
5224.4NM
|
wind
9.8kt
12°
baro 1002 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 13:00 Z |
57°8'38"N
7°11'57"W
|
172°
|
3.9kt
|
5228.7NM
|
wind
8.5kt
30°
baro 1002 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 14:00 Z |
57°5'10"N
7°12'54"W
|
193°
|
3.1kt
|
5232.2NM
|
wind
6.1kt
342°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 15:00 Z |
57°2'54"N
7°14'50"W
|
211°
|
2.2kt
|
5234.8NM
|
wind
4.9kt
1°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 15:16 Z |
57°2'26"N
7°15'19"W
|
229°
|
1.6kt
|
5235.3NM
|
wind
4.5kt
46°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1003 hPa
|
Very little wind. But at least occasional dolphins
|
06.07. 15:36 Z |
57°1'59"N
7°15'59"W
|
208°
|
5.8kt
|
5235.9NM
|
wind
17.1kt
291°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
06.07. 15:50 Z |
57°1'24"N
7°16'23"W
|
211°
|
5.2kt
|
5236.6NM
|
wind
17.1kt
305°
baro 1002 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
06.07. 15:53 Z |
57°1'18"N
7°16'34"W
|
212°
|
3.5kt
|
5236.7NM
|
wind
16.8kt
307°
baro 1002 hPa
|
Sails set: Main. That was a pretty drastic wind shift. From 3kt 170° to 20kt 90°
|
06.07. 16:00 Z |
57°0'54"N
7°17'12"W
|
218°
|
4.9kt
|
5237.2NM
|
wind
19.6kt
321°
baro 1002 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 17:00 Z |
56°57'32"N
7°22'23"W
|
235°
|
4kt
|
5241.7NM
|
wind
14.7kt
326°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 17:18 Z |
56°56'48"N
7°24'8"W
|
230°
|
5.3kt
|
5242.9NM
|
wind
15.4kt
317°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (50% furled)
|
06.07. 17:25 Z |
56°56'30"N
7°25'11"W
|
244°
|
5.5kt
|
5243.5NM
|
wind
11.9kt
313°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
06.07. 17:41 Z |
56°56'15"N
7°27'39"W
|
273°
|
4.7kt
|
5244.9NM
|
wind
13.1kt
316°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
06.07. 18:00 Z |
56°56'43"N
7°29'29"W
|
349°
|
3.9kt
|
5246.1NM
|
wind
15.7kt
331°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
06.07. 18:13 Z |
56°57'14"N
7°29'33"W
|
275°
|
0kt
|
5246.7NM
|
wind
8.5kt
319°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Stopped
|