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Crossing over to Tarbert
After a number of years of being on the east coast I'm now taking my little boat from Cramond in Edinburgh through the Forth and Clyde canal to Bowling and then onwards to Tarbert.
September 29, 2008: After what seems like ages we set out today to take the Timahoy up to the first lock of the Forth and Clyde canal. Its called Carron lock and is just beyond Grangemouth and up the river Carron for two miles.With my new engine and the helpStephen my son and Ron from the ‘Impulse’ at Cramond I got on to the Timahoy. The new engine looked like not starting and we huffed and puffed... » read more
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Inverness to Gosport, August 2008
Inverness - Caledonian Canal - Fort William - Gigha - Bangor(NI) - Douglas(IOM) - Holyhead - Milford Haven - Brixham - Lymington - Gosport
October 21, 2008: Gary and I had signed on for a mile-builder and a half.John Wetton who runs a sailing school and charter business (http://www.wetstuff.org.uk/) out of Gosport had gone walkabout with Prime Evil, his Sigma 400 and had been out cruising for 6 weeks in three sections, up to Oban, around the Western Isles, up to Orkney and down to InvernessWe were joining him for the final leg, ... » read more
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Summer cruise 2007
Cruise from Findochty down the caledonian canal and back
July 13, 2008: The July Cruise of DestinoI got off to a false start. The Saturday weather was not good for the canal, so I went home again. Sunday night found me bedding down on Destino for an early start. At 03.30 Monday I left Findochty towards Inverness. It was a glorious dawn, with a light S.E. wind that I managed to use un-aided as far as Lossiemouth. From Lossiemouth onwards I motorsailed, entering Clac... » read more
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