The weather forecast indicated that St Kilda would not be safe but a cruise down the east coast and a quick perusal of the Sound of Harris and the Sound of Barra could well be, so with good sailing weather I left for Stornoway at 06:45 and apart for a brief spell off the Point of Stoer I was able to sail in 10 - 15 knots of wind all the way once clear of the loch.
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| The Old Man of Stoer |
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| The sea was a little lumpy. |
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| Point of Stoer light |
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| Off Point of Stoer looking towards Skye. |
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| Stornoway |
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| The final approach into Stornoway Marina |
Coming alongside at 15:45, "Flying Fox" last seen heading out to sea from Cape Wrath (see previous post) was already there. A local chippy provided my first meal on this trip not prepared on board.
47 miles over the ground in 9 hours.
Slide show of all my pictures from Loch Ned to Stornoway, page through by clicking the arrows or click in the centre of the pic to view from Flickr in a new window or full screen:
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