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Up at first light and head South West to avoid the shallows, picking our way between the banks to get into deeper water and then steer for the point.

After a lovely sunrise the Mull of Kintyre has got a cloudy hat on and its still a motoring session. Clear of the Mull and with Skanda Island off the port beam and we are clear of the Traffic Zone and its time to lay off the course for Bangor.

Wind! Up with the main and fly the jib and we are off again.

Dodge the odd ferry and HMS Enterprise (a survey vessel, preumably out to update the Admiralty charts) and we approach the Irish coast, trying to pick our route to avoid the worst of the contrary tides that we would have found close in.

And its into Bangor marina for the night, Showers and Guiness, but first over to the fuel quay and fill her up please.

A pleasant night ashore in the pub and a relatively late departure in the morning, well its late for us it must be at least 07:00 when we get away.