After two years waiting for the new Beta 20 to be fitted in Callisto of Parkstone, our Elizabethan 30, we finally arrived for a cruise from Arisaig Marina in North West Scotland in late July.
Thursday 23rd July. We provisioned the boat and with a good S.W. forecast set sail at 2pm and sailed N.W. to Loch Scresort on the Isle of Rhum. The sea was calm and the steady wind and bright sunshine boded well for our first sail for 2 years.
A minkie whale surfaced just ahead of the boat and
we were surrounded by a hail of gannets diving around us. We had a great sail
and arrived at Loch Scresort, anchoring in 6 metres between the two piers at
5.30pm. Distance run 15.5 nm
Friday
24th July. The
weather forecast is for N.W. 4-5 and as we have decided to try to finally get to
Stornoway, on Lewis, we had to remain in Rhum until the ........ MORE
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