tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001105025846906602024-03-14T05:33:03.461+00:00Aros MoreAros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-6518990332885450122017-11-19T10:38:00.001+00:002017-11-19T10:38:45.901+00:00Last Post <p>This is the last post on the blog as I’ve succumbed to the world of Facebook and created a group which is easily found by searching Facebook for Aros More.<p></p></p><p>It’s very much easier to put on photos, films and locations. It also allows anyone else to post any photos etc that they take during a visit.</p><p>Thanks for everyone’s patience.</p>Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-36304286049433137482017-07-20T19:10:00.009+01:002017-07-21T10:50:43.977+01:00Heading south<p>Heading south the plan was to do the 150 miles to Lisbon somDavy could get his flight home in a weeks time. We hoped for some good sailing as we were in the Portuguese trade wind zone which should give winds from a northerly direction. We aimed to take a good bite out the journey doing a 65 mile sail to Figuera de Foz. After a long day we arrived late in the evening and anchored just inside the breakwater. The town seemed a bit industrial so we didn't miss much by not going ashore. We tackled the Chile and managed half of it!</p>
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Next day we headed off for Nazare which is reputed to be an all wether harbour due to the fact the Atlantic has a narrow but 125m deep channel running almost to the harbour entrance. It's also famous for it surfing and even on a good day we heard the breakers pounding on the shore as we approached. Waves attain over 100ft in big storms.<br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #181818; color: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial; font-size: 12px;">LS851</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #181818; color: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br></span></p>
<p>Glad I didn't take this pic from the boat</p>
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We stayed in the very pleasant Marina assisted by a very helpful Marina manager. The second half of the chile was demolished and a walk ashore to stretch the legs was welcome. The town was a wee bit disappointing and reminded me of a Rothesay, maybe it was just too early in the year.</p>
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A breezy morning but with only a 25 mile sail to Peniche meant we had a blast with 25 knots on the starboard quarter. Quite a lumpy sea made for some busy work on the helm but great fun in lovely sunshine. The forecast was for stiff winds all next day so a day off was in order. Peniche was a nice town with friendly bars and restaurants. Obviously popular with the Portuguese people for holidays and day trips to the coast. We had a healthy walk to the lighthouse on the point where Colin lost another hat!<br><br>
Davy after the walk to the point.<br><br>
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No winds next morning saw us heading away for a 60 mile trip to Lisbon. We had no wind until the last 15 miles up into Lisbon but had a good sail unfortunately with a foul tide of 2 knots.<br><br>
We sailed under the awesome 25 de April bridge which not unlike the Golden Gate Bridge spans the river Tagus. We tied up in a huge central Marina at reasonable cost and Davy prepared for his flight in the morning.<br><br>
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When Davy left Colin and I had a day in Lisbon doing the tour bus and enjoying most of the sights the city had to offer. Whilst it was interesting in my opinion did not compare favourably with Porto. We left next day going around Cabo Espichel and into a very nice anchorage with a really shallow approach over sandbanks called Arribida. We loitered around a big purse net fishing boat who shot away in front of us and quite near the shore. It was interesting to see how they managed the huge net. The wind blew strongly off the shore in the evening and it was roasting. I've never seen the humidity gauge so low. The sails were quite crisp with lack of moisture.<br><br>
An easy 35 miles next day with no wind and masses of dolphins down to Sines with 3 customs officials coming aboard to check all papers passports etc. All done in a very friendly manner though. A good walk and meal ashore meant we were fit for the long haul to Cabo de Sao Vicente. It was a long day with little wind until the last few hours but we turned the bottom corner of the Iberian peninsula and were officially in the Algarve. We anchored up in a remote bay for the night. Headed no along the coast it was now apparent we were n the holiday zone. It's an interesting rocky coastline around Lagos with tour boats buzzing in and around all the caves. Into Alvor to a very pretty anchorage and a dingy ride into town found us well into the land of the all day breakfast. It was a nice town though and good to be ashore but n the sun. Not Vilamoura next day and the €56 a night Marina! The sea was great for a swim though. Faro was next as Colin had to fly home as his two weeks were up. Faro is in the Rio Formosa a large area of wetland with varied birdlife beautiful beaches and strong tides. We headed in through the narrow entrance and went quickly with the flood tide up the marked channel. It narrows a lot near the city but like most things after a few times you get to know it well. We had to anchor about a mile from the nearest landing area which involved winding through channels. Colin's flight involved a trip in the dark but we managed fine and Colin left for home. Both him and Davy were good fun and good tolerant crew.<br><br>
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Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-87245224237968177282017-05-19T07:40:00.005+01:002017-06-30T20:40:21.386+01:00A new yearI've not been very good at keeping the blog updated mostly as the app on the iPad stopped working I have now got the new app and as I'm anchored in strong winds in Faro I have time to recount the tale!<br />
Its been 9 months since Aros More's bottom was wet with Biscay water. I did a road trip in February to deliver some heavy items and do a few jobs when she was out of the water. I also had a survey done which thankfully turned out well.<br />
I returned on 2nd of May and lifted in the next day. All went very smoothly after which I motored the 1 mile to Marina Coruna where I had 2 weeks on a pontoon before heading off. Lots of things to do with re rigging sails varnishing and maintenance on winches etc.<br />
<b>A nice berth in the sun!</b><br />
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Having discovered the two big leisure batteries needed replacing this posed a challenge both sourcing them and removing them from under the floor as they are about 60kg each. I used my fender board and pyramid building style managed to get them up and off the boat and new ones in.<br />
<b>Up and oot!</b><br />
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Coruna is a very pleasant small city with all the people around the Marina helpful and friendly. I<br /><br />
worked most days but found time to look around and enjoy the great hospitality of the club Nautica with Alex and Anna looking after me very well. It seems a beer comes with a lovely tapas dish so a ate well!<br />
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The time passed quickly though and soon I met Brian who after a days rest was ready to head off west and south in search of sunshine as the weather had been quite mixed.<br /><br />
A nice 50 mile trip to Camarinas which was great to check out everything was as it should be. So we headed off to do a short 25 miles which took us round cape Finesterre and southern seas.<br />
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We anchored and tied up in marinas while we explored them as much as we could with the time we had. They really were very nice and not unlike our own sea lochs except of course it was sunny and warm. The places we stayed were Corcubion, Muros, Ribeira, Rianxo. It was interesting sailing among the mussel rafts when you got used to it. I had applied for the required licence to visit Islas des Atlanticas by photographing passports ships papers etc and emailing them off. Sure enough after a little reminder we got our permit which incidentally was never checked but I wouldn't want to chance not having.<br />
The first island Isla de ONS was a quick evening run ashore which was pretty but not exceptional. Next day we headed down to Islas Cies, what a place that is. A fantastic anchorage with a beautiful beach. The weather we had was also spectacular and very hot.<br />
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We walked a fair bit when we arrived and went ashore in the evening. Next day the weather was not so good but we set out to walk the 2 miles and climb up to the lighthouse on top of the hill. A lovely walk though eucalyptus woods and just as we were approaching the top, it got foggy. I'm sure it would have been a great view!<br />
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We headed off after lunch for the short hop to Baiona which was to be the last Spanish port for us. A very historic and busy wee town but unfortunately it poured with rain for a lot of the time. We were there 2 nights as the winds were not good for us. We were going to take a trip to Vigo by bus but decided Vigo in the rain would not be the greatest use of time. We walked round castles and climbed inside madonas on hills and generally made the best of the time we had.<br />
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We headed south again in light winds and said farewell to the beautiful Spanish rias and hoisted the Portuguese courtesy flag making or first landfall in Varzim. A boatyard with a huge mix of boats some new some old some really old and neglected. Having to push on to make flight gets etc we headed next to Lexios which is right next to Porto. We shoehorned into a tight spot where I was for 4 nights. Brian and I had a good day in Porto, what a lovely city. We did the ferrys, cable cars, bridges only avoiding the port tours as they expensive for what they were.<br />
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Sadly Brian's time aboard had come to an end he was good company and good crew as always.<br />
Davy and Colin flew in on the direct cheap Ryanair flights from Edinburgh and had a shore day with interesting shopping trips with the butcher using google translate for mince. We ended up with a kilo of high end mince for Colin's legendary Chili.<br />
Do you think there's enough!<br />
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<br />Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-87759503320984191152016-08-06T16:37:00.001+01:002016-08-06T16:39:52.294+01:00End of the line!We entered Coruna Marina on the Monday morning and arranged our lift out for the following wing Monday. We had a week to get the sails etc off the boat but still Lenny of time to do a bit of sightseeing and winding down before flying home.<div>We took the very impressive RENFE train to Santiago de Compostella made famous by the Camino pilgrims walk which is becoming evermore popular. The route varies from as far as 800km away in France, to a minimum of walking the last hundred km required to get the certificate or have your sins forgiven in a holy year!</div><div>A beautiful city it is though with an incredible restoration of the cathedral ongoing.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrT8C3P4wMG-spNgO_k3x85gfg-p1y3At4KktVX9aeOcvN5qtkfy549prr3ArDHXdG12W5nML97ZrOnv8tTdD-w7nSsRHselyKalTlhrAFrV-ftLyZ_sjF0aH6E6sFUYbnsduJNiKt-3m/s640/blogger-image--1086706310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrT8C3P4wMG-spNgO_k3x85gfg-p1y3At4KktVX9aeOcvN5qtkfy549prr3ArDHXdG12W5nML97ZrOnv8tTdD-w7nSsRHselyKalTlhrAFrV-ftLyZ_sjF0aH6E6sFUYbnsduJNiKt-3m/s640/blogger-image--1086706310.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There was an African happy clappy band who tried to enlist me and were nearly successful </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4OoL_HqJLyMD7oUar4UO9rl_w7PWiARYAXZVtJ0hp2_VZ6xlwqVFysXBNeWMjUeRNGrEk5IPP7cH-RIEglxexNYp0weXFAtJUEEf-btg4g9wHDArpbgSNMllDKhyOusZ8CS0rPMHuS-z/s640/blogger-image--157887161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4OoL_HqJLyMD7oUar4UO9rl_w7PWiARYAXZVtJ0hp2_VZ6xlwqVFysXBNeWMjUeRNGrEk5IPP7cH-RIEglxexNYp0weXFAtJUEEf-btg4g9wHDArpbgSNMllDKhyOusZ8CS0rPMHuS-z/s640/blogger-image--157887161.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We had a few good walks around La Coruna including one to the famous Torre de Hercules, reputed to be one of the first ever lighthouses built by the Romans. The original was added to over the years and is now a very grand building.</div><div>Susan did a bit of cycling on ye olde bike!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee6eNtpquUoggN3pFQT2E2CFjvBisXWWuh2nMcCZ2_8IZr-NUT04K1V65VgYlo7TNlgyn1zOhlGwbb8XaqLMzshMikHvTxcYUQab1wjmG-P4pOCG_dox-douen3QAYO2jXp5jLjutYQkU/s640/blogger-image--1587329760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee6eNtpquUoggN3pFQT2E2CFjvBisXWWuh2nMcCZ2_8IZr-NUT04K1V65VgYlo7TNlgyn1zOhlGwbb8XaqLMzshMikHvTxcYUQab1wjmG-P4pOCG_dox-douen3QAYO2jXp5jLjutYQkU/s640/blogger-image--1587329760.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVg-oowF07HuRYF68iP3tprlSDdG01gs3e7rNeWPRF5ybFtqoQ1CdujX8FjTGSFW0JGjQlUhogFQcRXucjGAd8Xm7JXat1Yi2PsXjMS3p8Cp44LiOnv7x1S6vgZm5pRs_odcDV-czNeYhZ/s640/blogger-image--709975207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVg-oowF07HuRYF68iP3tprlSDdG01gs3e7rNeWPRF5ybFtqoQ1CdujX8FjTGSFW0JGjQlUhogFQcRXucjGAd8Xm7JXat1Yi2PsXjMS3p8Cp44LiOnv7x1S6vgZm5pRs_odcDV-czNeYhZ/s640/blogger-image--709975207.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The last Monday arrived and with a tinge of sadness we made our way to Marina Seca for our 4.30 travelift appointment! Reversing in with the crosswind was not going to be easy or perhaps even possible. The team were though very professional and a rib tied a line on the bow to hold her straight. Within 1 1/2 hours we were lifted out, pressure washed and safely placed I a secure cradle.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc2ySWq3lZtWpf2LJ8vBsRqTCdgvLu-8QvTiutxSCIkONwtGsnyGupafN2K8n2PW5JENfcA8LESdYdxQXOeEvrCtXRCM35C_mKt1yeGCC_OSTXFiGcJLj26-65E0ZaBwScK-WHtTh14Of/s640/blogger-image--299610690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc2ySWq3lZtWpf2LJ8vBsRqTCdgvLu-8QvTiutxSCIkONwtGsnyGupafN2K8n2PW5JENfcA8LESdYdxQXOeEvrCtXRCM35C_mKt1yeGCC_OSTXFiGcJLj26-65E0ZaBwScK-WHtTh14Of/s640/blogger-image--299610690.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRTg0H4EiQCfXtNQa1EfuTwua0Ljv2a8r4z47o3mPnmBxgmnTRIgc9cvbVK6iareToA4Ft1F1TkfuIkECWz2T35yifMyE598a-3l_8b8KbmbgTwGHuRNMmujO_2ARSkLvCeMieNQK6gTo/s640/blogger-image--1283667582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRTg0H4EiQCfXtNQa1EfuTwua0Ljv2a8r4z47o3mPnmBxgmnTRIgc9cvbVK6iareToA4Ft1F1TkfuIkECWz2T35yifMyE598a-3l_8b8KbmbgTwGHuRNMmujO_2ARSkLvCeMieNQK6gTo/s640/blogger-image--1283667582.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>So there she will be until next year when we will decide when and where to go. This year was just over 1500 miles but I could happily do much less next year!</div>Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-64723120327462696342016-07-22T12:05:00.001+01:002016-08-09T15:53:32.117+01:00Another day another RiaSusan and I drove back to Gijon which took couple of hours on the excellent dual carriageway. A day pottering around town and then hiring a car for the next day to revisit the Picos de Europa's. They are spectacular. We managed on this visit to go on the funicular railway which is carved through about a mile of solid mountain from Poncebos to Bulnes. Bulnes is a remote village with no vehicle access, now though with the railway it has many of the Alpine type houses turned into cafe's which made a grand lunch stop.<br />
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I wish we had had time to walk the path down but we had only a day to do the whole range. We headed east then South to Potes and up over two passes over 5000ft with spectacular views. Visibility had greatly improved over the day which made for a memorable as well as long (over 300 mile) journey.<br />
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We fuelled up and headed off in pleasant sunshine, slow progress but a pleasant lunch stop anchored in the sun then into San Estaban on the top of the tide, just as well as the previously dredged entrance is now well silted. A pleasant and secure anchorage if a bit noisy with the usual weekend partying!</div>
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A pleasant trip to Ribadeo with the Principado of Asturias behind us were now in Galicia! A lovely Marina made for a quiet night and big shop at the Gadis supermarket, home of the €7.50 Gordon's gin bottle. Oh yes and number 3 check and form issue by the friendly customs guy who had visited the Borders on his motorbike!</div>
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The festival was great but took a bit of getting used to as like so many Spanish festivities they start late. There were a few parades and sessions through the day on Sat but the main events on the big stage did not start till 10.30, about our bedtime! <br />
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It looks a bit weird from the outside but inside is impressive with it seems not a straight line anywhere. Some interesting exhibits from the very impressive paintings to some sculptures that need someone with a more artistic brain than me to make anything of!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwubxatUh8ggkqiZt4zujd9_UfpbuSV7oIdIlEens3-1_RqckunFolpX2KpoxRNgYhpVuVFAfAC03FhHhWSdHfMQnH2UK-ol1nT7CZvowYhplqBWQre_cbhOfXzFUG-EEqt3m5s7up9GP/s640/blogger-image--126788618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwubxatUh8ggkqiZt4zujd9_UfpbuSV7oIdIlEens3-1_RqckunFolpX2KpoxRNgYhpVuVFAfAC03FhHhWSdHfMQnH2UK-ol1nT7CZvowYhplqBWQre_cbhOfXzFUG-EEqt3m5s7up9GP/s640/blogger-image--126788618.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>By Friday morning we were ready for off and left Bilbao for the 40 mile trip to Santander. We did this with a fair wind and went upriver past the town to the main Marina near the airport. The Marina was ok but the most expensive at 45€ and miles away from town. We also had the first visit by 2 customs officers who not overly chatty were content and issued us with a form which we could present later!!I would anchor in the river next time. We stayed aboard and headed west with a couple of harbour options though they are limited on this coast. They also require a bit of tide to get over bars and are further complicated with the all to regular swell.</div><div>Puerto de Suances is not the easiest but we did have sufficient water but also a fair swell. We went in for a look and it did flatten out in the channel despite white water on the near wall and the beach on the other side. 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The starters were plenty for us so we were lucky the order was lost in translation.</div><div>I had a chat with some local fishermen to confirm we were OK in the harbour. I also wanted confirmation if leaving at 6am in the morning allowed us enough water. They said 5 would be better. It would also be dark! Playing it safe we left at 5am following our entry track and the lights to make our exit into open water though it was a relief to see the depth increasing.</div><div>The weather was bright and sunny with a light tail wind we made good time in the rolling beam on swell.</div><div>With an early start and no place to go as we were out over low water we kept going for Ribadesella the views of the Picos de Europa were stunning. These mountains are up to 7000ft and quite spectacular. Jim correctly noted the snow still,on many of the tops. Arriving in bright sunshine and a fair swell we went in for a look. It pays to watch a while as after it looked reasonable a big swell sends a breaking sea in the entrance. I didn't fancy it so we kept going to the all tide fishing port of Lastres. A nice little pontoon saw us protected by the biggest walls I've seen on a harbour, I can imagine a Biscay storm will take a bit of stopping!</div><div>Jim and Davy had a very quick swim and a pleasant night was spent watching the fishing boats leaving. </div><div>A short trip next day found us in a very nice marina in Gijon. It was now Monday and only 2 days left until the crew leave and the admiral arrives. </div><div>We took a city tour and visited a piping and rural life museum which was very pleasant.</div><div><br></div><div>Davy ready for lunch!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPLZ-co8RYB_oGKcXLj8hF9eY2Gekr3-WxrA7o1stAhNboZ3-feAb5TM8b6kNDHAepvm9lX9Fv7E7cvC-oafpCruhnKC3NAAVYNhkSJQmr3LlO0ajEyMG6VW6XXu3Y9V74DgvZOAPW_JL/s640/blogger-image-1369161913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPLZ-co8RYB_oGKcXLj8hF9eY2Gekr3-WxrA7o1stAhNboZ3-feAb5TM8b6kNDHAepvm9lX9Fv7E7cvC-oafpCruhnKC3NAAVYNhkSJQmr3LlO0ajEyMG6VW6XXu3Y9V74DgvZOAPW_JL/s640/blogger-image-1369161913.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We also had some interesting meals ashore where we often missed the mark on the menu interpretations.</div><div>We hired a car for the return to Santander and took in the mountains which were very Alpine and looked magnificent in the sunshine.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WMPuH7mS-WMYMIe8K5A2w1m12-ugK7eV-T3vFZtOOQzeBZ4tGmh028Klp1tknBWfy014VoZkoE3OLE8Wy-XI_BXLKwGJ29Ozu-b8YtBBeXjOzCayN8X15SmTGb4Lud91Lk6fGUsVo78F/s640/blogger-image--1682615348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WMPuH7mS-WMYMIe8K5A2w1m12-ugK7eV-T3vFZtOOQzeBZ4tGmh028Klp1tknBWfy014VoZkoE3OLE8Wy-XI_BXLKwGJ29Ozu-b8YtBBeXjOzCayN8X15SmTGb4Lud91Lk6fGUsVo78F/s640/blogger-image--1682615348.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On along the very impressive road network to the airport including an impromptu tour of the city the 3 amigos flew back to Edinburgh on the plane Susan arrived on. They did a great job covering over 100 miles in some very rolly conditions.</div>Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-43040974101245227192016-06-24T14:14:00.001+01:002016-06-24T14:16:48.642+01:00Off to sunny SpainEddie and Brian duly arrived in St PeterPort Guernsay and after doing the island tour on the service bus for one pound!! a plan was hatched to do an evening departure for Aber Wrach which is a small sheltered town just over 100 miles away and more importantly near to the tidal passage inside Ushant. With high hopes of a nice sail no wind meant us motoring all the way. We had a walk ashore enjoying a really nice meal and a few grande French beers. Next day we could not leave until the tide was favourable to allow us to turn south round the western extreme of France. We enjoyed a ramble in the countryside which was warm and pleasant. 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Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-5412250251149174852016-05-31T10:25:00.001+01:002016-06-01T08:58:31.979+01:00First Part OverAfter enjoying being in northern France which was a first for me we decided to move along to Dieppe. It was a 50 mile downwind sail which was very relaxed. Dieppe has a notoriously lumpy entrance which proved to be the case with the northerly breeze. A lovely busy harbour where we enjoyed some good walks ashore. Being conscious of time and flight deadlines we had to decide whether to go down into the"baie de Seine" to visit the Normandy beaches or make the most of the favourable winds to get further west. We decided to head for Cherbourg leaving a very lumpy entrance late evening to ensure arriving at Cape Barfleur 90 miles away with a fair tide. The tide is awesome and as we were on springs was predicted to be 5 knots. We did not want to arrive early with a fresh NE wind over 5 knots of foul tide. We did at one point ease up on speed and duly arrived as the tide went favourable, at one point we showed 10 knots over the ground.<br />
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I had visited Shetland in August last year and thought it would be nice to
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After an uneventful winter Eddie Joe and I left for the run up the east
coast. The weather as anticipated ranged between bad and uncomfortable. This
meant an overnight stay in Peterhead before heading to Orkney. We left the blue
toon for an overnight run in light winds with the wind freshening as the new
day came in. A water leak at the exhaust elbow had to be repaired with epoxy to
allow the engine to run. We sailed the last 40 miles at good speed with 30
knots of wind, rain and poor visibility. We were heading for the island of
Sanday to spend a night and take in their part in the annual folk festival. We
were only a mile away before we saw Sanday and it was quite windy. Wary of
running the engine we did with constant checks to see if the epoxy was holding,
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showers nearby. It also has a nice pub a shop and a hotel, the whole package
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We were made very welcome and participated fully in the “Sanday Soulka” This
event happens 4 times a year where the community setup all sorts of entertainment to
amuse locals and visitors alike. We toured the island courtesy of Soulka
organiser Liz Brown visiting the “sights” of Sanday. This included archaeological
digs, heritage centres and artists’ studios.<br>
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This site and several others have been uncovered from thousands of years ago and best guess is they are for having hot baths in!<br>
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The concert at night was tremendous with several bands playing traditional
music. Weather next day was grim so we were happy to stay another day and took
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The engine repair though temporary was holding and I was tracking down a new
part which I would have sent to Lerwick. We had a forecast of SW 4 to 5 occ 6
which was good for a run to Fair Isle so we headed off with a very positive
memory of Sanday. A great sail in the Atlantic swell had us at FairIsle in no
time. After getting past the cruise ships we got a comfy berth and wandered up
to the bird observatory. This is a modern building providing a centre and
accommodation for visitors to enjoy the island. http://www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a meal and talked to some very nice
people learning a bit more about the dedicated almost addicted twitchers! A
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Next day we were off again for Lerwick in a fresh westerly wind. We kept
clear of the “rost” at Sumburgh and headed up the east side. The wind died so
on went the engine for the last 10 miles lots of bilge checks later we arrived
in Lerwick. Next day I got the aluminium part expertly welded by a very helpful
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>man at Ocean Kinetics. We got showered
and laundered at the Lerwick Boat Club which provides great facilities for
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very welcoming. We spent a good night chatting to the local Firefighters who
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quite clear the cod were suicidal and we both had several with Joe getting a 22
pounder. Most averaged about 10lb. We tried to catch a Turbot but did not
manage. Trying for them was a great respite from pulling big cod from 70 metres!
All fish except 2 for the pot wee returned to fight another day. We anchored up
in Burra Firth right at the top of Unst. A bonny spot indeed. After a bit more fishing
next day and back to Baltasound to meet Colin and Davy who were coming up to
sample the cod fishing. Joe and I played it low quay waiting to see how they fared
pulling them form the deep! Colin had a 15lb Coalfish right away then started
to get fish after fish. We took it in turns to fish which was good on the arms.
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through Blue Mull Sound against a growing foul tide and into Mid Yell. The
pilot book suggested shops, pub and leisure centre. We hoped for a meal ashore
but I’m afraid the pub had no food so Fray Bentos prevailed! With the forecast
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After being in Aero for a few days due to fresh winds we headed north to Svendborg which was a nice sizeable town with a lovely marina and lots of old ships around. After one night we headed out the beautiful channel which had some very nice and expensive holiday homes. The wind was light and the weather warm as we rounded the north of the island of Langeland and across the Grosser Belt. The chart showed a small island called Omoe and a small harbour at the north end. The Baltic pilot gives very basic information and of course cant show every harbour so even though it was quite a shallow approach we slowly made into a small harbour with some post berths which were full and a good fishing harbour. As in most places we were made welcome and tied up in a very comfy berth alongside. It was a gem of a place and we enjoyed a long evening walk. I had a swim as Susan made some excuse! I braced myself for the cold but it was quite warm and very pleasant.</div>
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Next day sad to leave Omoe we headed east through more bridges to a tiny post berth in Vordingborg in the Storstroem on the south coast of the isalnd of Sjaelland. We headed into town and found a festival in full swing. Lots of live music and all ages loining in the fun. Not wanting to overdose on fun we headed back about 10pm as the noise boomed away in the background.</div>
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Still heading east we pondered if it was possible to leave the Stoerstrom by the north channel. This was mentined in the pilot book as being only suitable in very settled weather as it goes out in a very tight channel 4 miles offshore and is supposed to be dredged to 2.2metres depth. We decided to do it in the light westerly which took us through very tight turns and under bridges with 20m airdraft. I had been under 19m bridges in Norway so I put Susan on the helm to watch her face as the mast looks like it will never fit under! She fretted but kept going ( unlike my brakes on napproach in Norway) The channel out to sea was very busy with yachts which gave me confidence but the sounder at times showed only a spare .3m under the keel and we could clearly see the bottom for much of the way. Glad to be in deeper water we made for Roedvig and tied up again alongside in a busy wee fishing harbour. the weather was due to be grim so we stayed 2 nights and it poured with rain on the second day.</div>
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Next day back over to Demark and Draegor only 8 miles south of Copenhagen and 2 miles south of the airport. We had a few days so hired bikes and cycled around in the increasing read roastind temperatures. Lynda arrived for her whistlestop cruise so we headed over to central Malmo and tied up in a good example of a dockland marina. It was though boiling hot with no air. The old boat hook fell apart while tying up and I left my phone sitting on ndeck which got fried in the sun. Susan and Lynda went shopping and I potterd doing jobs here and there. I did a steak dinner when it bwas showing 35 degrees in the cabin! Off to Copenhagen next day and found a berth in Langeline marina which was bows to after tying onto a stern buoy. Nprobs to the slick crew(and the flat calm). A nice marina witha pleasant 15min walk to the center of town. We did the tourist thing though it was very hot to wander all day.</div>
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We were aware that the wind was to go light and southerly on the Friday and Saturday then being fresh from the west Sunday and Monday. This looked our best window to go so we set off passing Thyboron and into the North sea at 10.00 Friday morning. We got along with some sailing some motoring and some motor sailing for 2 days. The North sea motion made cooking interesting but do-able. We took a course to a point about 25 miles south of the Rhumb line by Sunday so as to account for the westerly wind shift. As predicted the wind went more SW but we managed to sail and motor sail with up to 30knts. The motion was a bit lumpy and tea was a sandwich free for all that night. The first land we saw were the Cheviot hills and the longstone light away in the distance. As we closed the land its a first that Ive seen the lights of Berwick to the Bass rock at the same time. The worst weather or most frustrating was rounding Fidra to 25 knts bang on the nose which meant a real slog for the last 18 miles. We did though tie up at 0700 on Monday morning. All fit and well we had a mega breakfast and went home to sleep.</div>
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A great trip lasting 10 weeks and over 2000 miles. Very pleasant well managed countries with excellent facillities which made life very pleasant and simple. I feel I missed a trick by not leaving the boat there over the winter which would allow more of the Baltic for next year but hey, its only a 3 day sail away! </div>
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Jack and Ian arrived on Monday night as planned so we left Warnermuende next morning with only a rough plan in mind. Having initially intended to go back east the wind was not looking good for that with easterlies for a few days then westerlies. We tried to lay a course for Gedser in Denmark but the light wind had too much north so we headed along the coast a short way to Kuehlungsborn and had a quiet night in the marina. </div>
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Were currently over in Aeroeskoebing on Aero again. Its a lovely island with lots of old and interesting buildings.<br />
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Davy and Chris arrived on the Wednesday and we enjoyed a bit of time climbing high church towers and going to museums. Friday morning time for Jim and Graeme to leave but they gave us a hand to get out of the tight marina in the breezy conditions. They went with a skip in their step to Hamburg for flights and other adventures.<br />
The new team headed first for fuel and then east from Stralsund under the opening rail bridge. With over 20knts of wind behind us we flew along with only the headsail following well marked routes. the approach to Peenemunde was very tight and very windy but with Chris's diligence navigating and Davy helming we made it into and tied up in Peenemunde harbour/dock. <br />
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Peenemunde was a strange little place. The harbour/dock had abandoned old Soviet ships and a submarine which gave the place a bit of a derelict feel. Not all bad though we got onto a nice little pontoon assisted by a very strong and able lady who was painting her boat. She said "tonight iz not good iz big party wiz loud music. Sure enough some kind of festival/rave was kicking off which would last all weekend!</div>
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Undeterred we made off for the rocket museum which was overlooking the harbour. It was used to develop, produce and deploy the V1 and V2 rockets which brought terror to England and other cities in Europe. The V1 being short range was launched from mostly France but the V2 being long range was the later preferred option. The rocket only burned for 60 seconds reaching a height of 50 miles before going into a freefall towards its target 200 miles away impacting with 1 ton of explosive at 1800mph. These weapons were very technically complex with very advanced propulsion and guidance systems. This of course meant after the war there was a scramble between the west and the soviets for the rockets and their engineers. Many were taken to the states where they carried on their work developing space travel and modern missiles. Good or bad, technology is difficult to ignore when its there.</div>
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Into the Hiddensee we tied up in post moorings in the lovely wee town of Vitte. A bit like the Channel islands with few cars, horse buses, and lots of people cycling in the sun. As Auto the pilot had stopped again we took out the drive motor and as suspected the brushes were stuck. There was plenty wear left on them so in it went and "Auto" is good again. </div>
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A few ships about but mostly further out in the shipping lanes. Yet another police boat about, where do they get all the money to run these quite substantial small ships. On approaching Wernemunde Rostock 4 ferries, a cruise ship, a cargo ship and us all heading in at the same time. We hung back as the parade went by. We entered Wernemunde hoping to tie up in the main Alter Strom town centre but this was full and at 6am one doesn't like to raft alongside. We made round for the huge Hohe Dune marina complex. Good choice as although posts there is plenty room. Facilities are great with shower suites, free electricity which does not trip out and good wifi all at a very reasonable price. Davy made a good breakfast and we turned in or an hour. Just as I got up yes you guessed 2 police officers arrived. I asked them on board but they just wanted to see our passports and ask general questions. They were quite welcoming and friendly though. Im certain we had been seen on AIS and they wanted to check us out so we could be removed from there vessel of interest list. In over a 1000miles we had never had any such interest. I have only though seen 2 UK registered boats so I guess we are unusual. Maybe I just look dodgy or maybe the inherent German efficiency, I prefer the latter as it belays my rising paranoia! We spent the last day taking in the town which was busy with cruise ship visitors.</div>
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Well at last I'm getting to an update on the summer cruise to new shores. Eddie Brian and I headed down the Swedish coast and up a river into Halmstad. A nce university town where we wandered around and had a meal ashore. Next morning we made good use of the excellent facilities and did our washing. We didn't leave as early as expected as my choice of normal wash cycle locked my smalls in the machine and went into a molecular level washing cycle which lasted 3.5 hours. We did though make most of the time and changed the engine oil. Eventually we were on our way and made the trip to Hesingoer our first landfall in Denmark.</div>
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We were invited into the local yacht club and spent a few pleasant hours. Next morning the plan was to changed the fuel filter which took about 20 mins till we tried to reprime it. Trying for ages to do it we decided to put on the spare fuel pump. This was a very difficult job due to access with very nimble fingers required. We got it done though and headed away bouncing towards Copenhagen to meet up with Maureen and Linda who had enjoyed the sights of the city prior to escorting my crew home to Edinburgh. We tied up in the nice if not a bit noisy Nyhavn right in the town centre. Graeme,Jan and Jim spotted us and came down or a beer prior to joining me on Friday morning. Linda and Maureen also came along so we had a good catch up of news and put up the 2 Scottish flags which Linda had kindly brought out from home. The ladies took the men away to do the touristy things and I got the boat ready for the next Leg.</div>
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Saturday morning was glorious and we left Nyhaven to cheers from the still partying youth of the city (how do they do it).</div>
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With light winds our choices of where to go next were limited. We had liked the sound of Bornholm the Danish island off south Sweden but instead headed down to Klintholm on the Danish island of Moen. My faithful friend "Auto" stopped steering and after some restarts it went again but I planned some investigation later in trip. After passing some high white cliffs which could have been Dover we tied alongside in a very pretty though almost too pretty harbour. It was a bit like some of the Norwegian visits we had in that it was like the "Trueman Show" in its neatness. A nice meal ashore made it a very pleasant stay though. </div>
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The welcome forecast wind of 15knts did not matierialise so we motored in roasting conditions acros to Ruegen island in Germany. Entering the Hiddensee and steered through the incredibly narrow but well marked channels. It was like driving along a road with busy traffic and some right and left turns. We got to the Hanseatic town of Stralsund after 8 hours and tied up in the big busy marina. Stralsund is a very historical and bonny town with medieval buildings everywhere. We wandered through its streets and visited museums. I was ready for a day or 2 ashore as its easy to keep moving along but there is not really any point of sailing to different countries if you dont have a good look at them along the way.</div>
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On the next day (Tuesday) we planned a trip in the train to Sassnitz on Ruegen island. We also planned a visit to the remains of Hitlers dream holiday camp at Prora south of Sassnitz. It was pouring rain and serious thunder and lightning but not deterred Graeme used his lingual skills to get us on and off the correct trains and we arrived at Prora. A very interesting museum in one of the buildings which were erected by Hitler as a holiday camp for German citizens. His intentions of course to keep the faithful happy and let him prepare his war. It was going to be 3 miles long and house 20000 but was in fact never used as a holiday camp (Butlitz) as the war started and the 9000 builders focussed on nearby Peenemunde to progress rocket research. </div>
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Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-7694697572222360792014-06-03T14:23:00.001+01:002014-06-03T14:23:03.172+01:00SwedenWell we left Norway for our overnight to Sweden with a brisk southerly and were flying along about 8 knots although Eddie was enjoying the helm we put 2 reefs in the maln and reduced the genny so the wind pilot could do the steering without being hard pressed. We went along well about 6 knt but the wind slowly eased and came round to south eventually needing the engine for the last 30 miles.<div>We got into Smoegen about 9am. What a lovely harbour and very busy with boats and tourists. The weather was outstanding with blue skies and hot sunshine.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Left heading south in the morning but took the longer passage round the islands of Orust and Tjorn. A very nice inland passage of about 40 miles. The auto pilot was a bit wonky until I found a fishing pirk had slipped down beside the pilots compass! Loads of places to stop but now in Almosund. Had a nice walk ashore before early night as it was as quiet as Stornoway on a bank holiday Christmas Sunday. I had not realised I had the president and Vice President of the Maxi appreciation society aboard. This is Maxi heaven as they were built here. Eddie and Brian salute them all. When tied up they spend hours reviewing everthing down to the the differing glints of the shackle pins.</div><div><br></div><div>On down to Varberg and after shoehorning in to a post mooring enjoyed the pleasures this attractive town. Eddie again produced a culinary delight for tea.</div><div><br></div><div>Left Varberg today (Tuesday) bound for Halmstad and to our sadness it's raining. Sailed half way now motoring last 20 miles. The Kategat in poor viz and rain is just as driech as anywhere else but can't complain as we have very lucky.</div><div><br></div>Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-19471882469483294402014-05-28T17:51:00.001+01:002014-05-29T08:28:28.406+01:00We Have Arrived<div><br></div><div><br></div>Well we arrived in Norway 80hrs after we left Granton. We did not have the best crossing but nothing too bad. The wind was on the nose and a lumpy sea while trying to escape the Forth. The mutinous crew suggested Pittenweem but aware of their access to free bus travel I kept them going! Once out we managed to lay the course motor sailing before being headed a while about 100 miles out. A bit of tacking then we got going again. About 150 miles to go we had very thick fog that lasted 24 hrs, not a problem until the radar stopped rotating. I did have a spare belt but didn't fancy going up mast to replace it with the swell. The AIS did a sterling job showing traffic with the fishing fleet over here also sensibly equipped.<br>
The fog cleared early morning and all looked good with about 30 miles to go. Wrong! The wind piped up to 30knts right on the nose with a steep sea. Rather than take hours and hours to make Mandal we headed comfortably off the wind for a wee town west of Lindness called Listahavn. It was a quiet village but very gratefull to get tied up against the wall for a shower and a sleep.<div><br></div><div><i>Landfall </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmW-iWu5iYvkE80JAX1Ks9py0yPDxyEe0hxJ5cuzBhWNyn4LWSLkOKbfFLY92RMw_OdM8goDp2VOvmlyTBIm7zYH0zqB5yVfqxOC8UNCTauFsGaXbWmATYK5hKuxKZQiTzH0bZh0lvNLN/s640/blogger-image--636220212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmW-iWu5iYvkE80JAX1Ks9py0yPDxyEe0hxJ5cuzBhWNyn4LWSLkOKbfFLY92RMw_OdM8goDp2VOvmlyTBIm7zYH0zqB5yVfqxOC8UNCTauFsGaXbWmATYK5hKuxKZQiTzH0bZh0lvNLN/s640/blogger-image--636220212.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div><div>
Next day was a better day and we motored round to Mandal in about 5 hours. This was a bigger town and as most of Southern Norway very pretty. Our first beer ashore was a nice treat, I say treat as it was £8 a glass needless to say we only had one.</div><div><br></div><div><i>Mandal</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqTDUlysJls4oAKVFhaBwWsAZm46iFgvZRKEEJLybfL3EFI8lyGiufoqGD-kJqMVdnA2-B0C3aa7kMdJC3piEBf1OSF1wsna2OVIDfwIdAyJmdfFK7wK8hPB5VAMRRuDuWt12XefE8vax/s640/blogger-image--1405338841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqTDUlysJls4oAKVFhaBwWsAZm46iFgvZRKEEJLybfL3EFI8lyGiufoqGD-kJqMVdnA2-B0C3aa7kMdJC3piEBf1OSF1wsna2OVIDfwIdAyJmdfFK7wK8hPB5VAMRRuDuWt12XefE8vax/s640/blogger-image--1405338841.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br>
Off next morning in glorious sunshine to Kristiansand. Taking the inside passages was fantastic, I did though have a go astern moment approaching a bridge which I had checked a dozen times as 19m clearance as it just looked so low. We of course went under without a problem other than my nerves. With a lunch stop in a stunning anchorage we twisted and turned our way to town.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><i>Nice cruising </i></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidIXmHMobtXiS-eanok78_i4FWdbqQfe8C_lekZeH-drKFyiMnnu2c0OdpMM1G_vspCzjv5BZ1PBbJGZKg1idNPikH1Wz3_0amoEY2j63NoSUlUHOA6lJnS9byOWHoLF6tiZoAIcVBg-K/s640/blogger-image-1076868496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidIXmHMobtXiS-eanok78_i4FWdbqQfe8C_lekZeH-drKFyiMnnu2c0OdpMM1G_vspCzjv5BZ1PBbJGZKg1idNPikH1Wz3_0amoEY2j63NoSUlUHOA6lJnS9byOWHoLF6tiZoAIcVBg-K/s640/blogger-image-1076868496.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidIXmHMobtXiS-eanok78_i4FWdbqQfe8C_lekZeH-drKFyiMnnu2c0OdpMM1G_vspCzjv5BZ1PBbJGZKg1idNPikH1Wz3_0amoEY2j63NoSUlUHOA6lJnS9byOWHoLF6tiZoAIcVBg-K/s640/blogger-image-1076868496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEind_HpDJufUurbKpaM9P_v4ytsfjh6d24-4VJRx0MlipqlrByYKo4y3d03kVczn_NtA0HV5uT7u0JNuRuIxyt2OeOx8QPlbqv1jM81YNshEdJnZn9GzTNXJxBpq76VfsVorDPrBemdA3ip/s640/blogger-image-1747173565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEind_HpDJufUurbKpaM9P_v4ytsfjh6d24-4VJRx0MlipqlrByYKo4y3d03kVczn_NtA0HV5uT7u0JNuRuIxyt2OeOx8QPlbqv1jM81YNshEdJnZn9GzTNXJxBpq76VfsVorDPrBemdA3ip/s640/blogger-image-1747173565.jpg"></a></div></div><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><u><br></u></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><u>I</u><b>t was a beautiful trip of about 25 miles with clear skies a following wind and warm sunshine. Shorts on weather!</b></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><b>After one night in the big toon of Kristiansand we made for Lillesand through the Blindlea which means blind channel. It has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth to sail. Very narrow but well marked channels lined with rock and some lovely whiteboard houses. Clearly the weekend retreat of Oslo's richest</b></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><u><br></u></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73_fYNZYhbVXu7vzDzAMluE7J9I4qcjqWKoE7eykPvKEIjgndU_8yMIPNXVL2tceHW5YDeFT1OHx0zkWMBHgIKnwc_ZEo3wzSB5bX_ENcK7lKHNCQ37aJff7tDQJuz1Ojlf3GGtCCXVwJ/s640/blogger-image-944711425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73_fYNZYhbVXu7vzDzAMluE7J9I4qcjqWKoE7eykPvKEIjgndU_8yMIPNXVL2tceHW5YDeFT1OHx0zkWMBHgIKnwc_ZEo3wzSB5bX_ENcK7lKHNCQ37aJff7tDQJuz1Ojlf3GGtCCXVwJ/s640/blogger-image-944711425.jpg"></a></div> </u></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lillesand was a quiet little postcard type town. In fact everywhere was very quiet and were told that the season only gets going in July!</div><div><i>Lillesand </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyUfEwhzGXMfFs72EPINGTLSpkQks7bLyqqWC_E-8M3-x28mq3wxYYeUfyI8ZRh5fqBZkXbcd4NVTG6N_isNef1sDmpbBZj2HJ_SLO69YgXeXOKSZIXSsLN93hYo9hZICxbPfC2M6qaWX/s640/blogger-image--1911112497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyUfEwhzGXMfFs72EPINGTLSpkQks7bLyqqWC_E-8M3-x28mq3wxYYeUfyI8ZRh5fqBZkXbcd4NVTG6N_isNef1sDmpbBZj2HJ_SLO69YgXeXOKSZIXSsLN93hYo9hZICxbPfC2M6qaWX/s640/blogger-image--1911112497.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div> Left Next day again in glorious weather for Arendal. A great though well spread out town of about 40000 people though it was quiet and we didn't see many of them! The weather was blowing hard from the east so we were holed up for 3 days. Even though the wind blew hard it was clear and sunny and very warm out the wind. 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We expect a quiet overnight trip though it is a busy area for shipping. I must lastly apologise for the odd text and colours as I'm getting used to using a new app!</div>Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-5131630973168960972014-05-12T08:47:00.000+01:002014-05-12T08:51:37.379+01:00Getting ReadyThankfully more work has been going on with work on Aros More than the input on this webpage.<br />
A lot of days were spent renovating the inside woodwork which has been worthwhile as unlike me now looks many years younger!<br />
We're now ready to head off to Norway hopefully on the 19th weather permitting. ASDA were very kind in having good deals for the spirit locker and also chucked in a few tins of beans.<br />
The plan is to make for Mandal on the southern tip and then spend a few days heading east through the islands before heading over to Sweden and slowly down to Copenhagen where I'm sure Brian and Eddie will be running from the dock to the airport!<br />
AIS coverage seems good for that area so if you see the boat then text me and let me know where I am!Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-73345174583674346682013-10-20T18:22:00.000+01:002013-10-20T18:26:42.912+01:00Safely tucked up for winter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After several sails in August and September Aros More is now on the pontoons for the winter. Most notable sails were down to Eyemouth and also a first for me to anchor overnight at Holy Island. A very nice spot and worthy of a return trip! I hope to get lots of jobs done over the winter along with a few sails here and there.<br />
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The weather in Stornoway got better and better with blue skies and warm sunshine. Jimmy and Alwyn arrived on Friday night and we spent the weekend listening to the music, having long lunches on deck and having lots of laughs. </div>
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<strong>Alwyn and Jim looking very cool!</strong></div>
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The music was very good with a variety of bands watched by an audience of various ages with lots way older than us ...........honest. It is very worth a visit if you are up that way next year.</div>
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Jimmy and Alwyn left for their flight about 10.30 Sunday morning and we headed out in warm sunshine to cross the Minch. We motored all the way in calm conditions until rounding Cape Wrath where a stiff headwind came up against a strong flood tide. This made it very lumpy all the way to to Loch Erribol. The normal anchorage at Rispond was not good in an east wind so we motored into Ard Neackie north harbour. Twice we dropped the anchor without getting hold. As it was getting dark as we went round to the south harbour and secured in the mud there first time.</div>
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We left for Scrabster next morning with a stiff easterly slowing us down a bit but arrived about 3.30. I was disappointed after all the investment in the harbour with pontoons etc none were available to visiting boats as they were all taken up with workboats. Instead you have to tie alongside the sheet piling which requires a good board if you are being blown on. The harbour team though are fantastic being there to catch ropes and even John coming down from the control room at 5 am to let go ropes and give good advice on the mood of the firth!</div>
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A light south east wind did not let us head straight for Peterhead so we headed down to MacDuff arriving at 6pm. Nicely tied up we had a chinese aboard and planned to rendezvouz next night with Peter Sherlock who, helped by Jim Glass was bringing his new LM 32 back from the west through the canal.</div>
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Looking forward to an easy day we went to leave and no go from the starter. It had been a bit temperamental on one or two occasions. I stripped the solenoid and cleaned the terminals but no joy it had to come off. Susan gave me a hand and we soon had it removed. I enquired with the harbourmaster who directed me to a man in Turrif who was a starter expert. Inside it looked very sorry and a new one was ordered. It would not arrive till Friday afternoon so we settled ourselves for 2 days in MacDuff which were quite enjoyable. We watched the big fishing boats being hauled very effectively up the slip for repairs, walked to Banff and even went to the aquarium. The harbourmaster John and his assistant Alan were great giving me a lift to and from Turrif to get the starter. It was back and fitted in an hour on Friday and we left right away for home.<br />
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<strong>Awaiting our starter in the boat hospital!</strong></div>
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So the big cruise of 2013 is over. It was a great proving sail after the "big repair". 1150 miles in 6 weeks with a mix of weather in the company of old friends and new ones made along the way. The west coast still has many places we have not visited but always good to leave an excuse to return. </div>
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We had a blast round Ardnamuchan with gusts to 30 knts. It eased a little towards Eigg but as it did it started to rain. I told Susan it was only a shower, which it was but it lasted about 5 hours. We were drookit when we anchored in IsleOrnsay. We ate on board and slept well. Next day was beautiful with warm sun and no wind. We decided to stay a day while Ian went up to Plockton. We enjoyed a walk and a meal ashore at night. </div>
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Next morning was again sunny and windless so we headed up slowly to go through Kyle Rhea with a view to staying in Kyle for the night. We saw Bill Simsons Conserver against the pier so lay alongside him overnight. I enjoyed a dram and a yarn with Bill and his friends. </div>
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Next day we headed through the bridge in glorious weather and up to Ardban to spend a couple of days in our old haunts. It was great to see that both owners of the cottages were there so we caught up on a few years of life's passing. Tom Wilson came in on Smithereen and came aboard for a beer. We also went ashore to the Applecross Inn for tea..excellent as always.</div>
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We left in a dull and breezy morning to go to Aultbea in Loch Ewe with the intention of visiting an aunt of mine who we had not seen for years. We picked up a huge mooring off the pier where it was blowing about 25knts and not nice at all. We would have gone elsewhere but this was the only place to get ashore for the visit. It settled a bit and we had an interesting dingy run ashore for our visit. We stayed the night on the mooring windy as it was and left early next morning for crossing the Minch.</div>
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The forecast was for SW 4 or 5 occ 6 which made for a fast though damp crossing. The windpilot was on though and we crossed in 5 1/2 hours. Fuelled up before berthing the weather has improved with every day. We joined the company of the "Sail Stornoway" group who organise this week for boats to come along meet up and do a few races. Aros More did not race but I crewed a few times and met some very nice people. Last night the music festival started and Van Morrison was in fine tune. Jim and Alwyn are flying up tonight to take in some music then Susan and I will start the trip home on Sunday. Weather looks fine for a trip along the north coast so fingers crossed. </div>
Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-6060595130029039942013-07-02T20:48:00.002+01:002013-07-02T20:51:54.197+01:00Rain Rain and Rain again<br />
On a pleasant Wednesday 26th June I was joined at Oban by Bob Jim and Graeme for our "summer" cruise. With lots of food and fine malts we headed southwest with a fairwind hoping for Iona, not to be as the wind fell away so we went over into Puilladobhrain and anchored with another 17 yachts in this fine little spot. A pleasant walk to the pub for tea in fine weather and high spirits was enjoyed by all.<br />
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<strong>This is the last time the sunglasses came out!</strong></div>
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<strong> The frown lines show as I check the chart again at the rocky Staffa shore</strong></div>
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<strong>Bob gets a turn at being Skipper at last</strong></div>
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The prizegiving previously planned for Monday night was brought forward to the Saturday and we were shown great hospitality by Kirkwall sailing club where we spent a good evening with the other crews. The results were announced and it turned out we were second in class second over the line and second overall. The winning boat being "Sulumar" from Fisherrow. Well done them for hanging on to that kite all the way!<br />
We were very pleased to have a repectable second place as Aros More does not and will not wear her race kit very often!<br />
Thanks to the race organisers, the other boats and Kirwall sailing club for making it such a memorable event. Thanks also to Joe, Brian and Eddie (the spinnaker brothers) for their commitment and patience.<br />
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On Sunday morning light northerlies were forecast which was too good to miss for our trip west so we left in foggy conditions through Einhallow sound for the west coast. We had to motor on a flat sea all night and arrived at Gairloch early on Monday morning. A days rest with beautiful weather was enjoyed before leaving on Tuesday. Initially planning Plockton we met strong headwinds so headed off the wind and down the sound of Rassay to Portree. A pleasant place for a stop but we pushed on next day in headwinds and rain to Isle Ornsay which has good shelter and a good pub.<br />
Next day a short trip to Mallaig where Eddie and brian left by train for home.<br />
Joe and I left for Tobermory again in rain but lighter winds. From there we headed next day down to Oban marina where I am now safely tucked up as a gale is blowing through.<br />
I had a great visit from David Bushby the previous owner-builder with whom I enjoyed discussing his past and still ongoing adventures.<br />
Paul Lough joined us later for a run ashore for tea and giving Joe a lift home next day for a well earned rest.<br />
A great trip round and hopefully the start of a great long slow trip home.Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-65208822640008699662013-06-10T20:04:00.000+01:002013-06-10T20:04:55.111+01:00Ready for the off!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Thursday evening Joe, Eddie, Brian and myself are off on a race to Kirkwall. From there we will head west and down to Oban. After a few visits from friends, Susan and I will start slowly working our back via Stornoway taking in the HebCelt music festival on the way. Hopefully the weather will be as good as it has been the last few days but I have my doubts!Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200110502584690660.post-18822115903655893652012-06-28T21:33:00.000+01:002012-06-30T12:30:40.235+01:00Out West<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
After sitting out the wind in Gairloch Joe and I headed south. The plan was very flexible and found us at Applecross for a night then on under the Skye bridge the next day. A lunch and re-supply stop in Kyleakin the weather was so good we went on through Kyle Rhea. Heading for Isleornsy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the evening weather was very settled so we dropped the hook in Sandaig bay. The only other boat turned out to be RFYC “Tarka” so we went over and had a dram with Ron who was before that, enjoying perfect solitude!</div>
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A trip over to Rum was looked forward to but somehow did not quite meet our expectations. Perhaps it was the rain but the place seemed a little bleak. We were too late to go round the castle which would have been interesting but instead waited and wandered for an hour or so until the shop opened at 5pm (more whisky I guess). A great week for us though with fine weather beautiful places and many laughs </div>
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until Sunday when Susan and I return for a few weeks and perhaps St Kilda!</div>Aros Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726876749089133852noreply@blogger.com0