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18 October 2021

Above Glensanda

Filed under: Walking — admin @ 11:20 am

I’ve been out on better days but, if you must go when the forecast says ‘thick cloud’…

Having recently spent two nights on Fly in anchorages from where you can hear the Glensanda super-quarry and discussed it on another (non-solo) sail down that way since, I was keen to get a look into this humungous hole in the hills. So I impatiently chose the worst day possible, but at least got most of what I went for, which was a Graham, a Graham Top and (not quite as successful here) that view into the quarry. Oh yes, and wet feet… very wet feet! (more…)

8 October 2021

Spinnakers and anchors

Filed under: Sailing — admin @ 3:59 pm

Since Fly spent 2006–18 and 2020 ashore with just a short 2019 season afloat, there were two things I still hadn’t done with her since 2005 and just had to do this year, these being to fly a spinnaker (any spinnaker!) and spend one or more nights away at anchor. And it’s good to be able to report both these boxes now ticked… (more…)

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