Draft
The forecast was looking OK so off I went, rather earlier than planned at 12:30 in case Sanna Bay was not tenable to give me time to move on somewhere else. with wind against tide it was a little bumpy of Ardnamurchan point but not bad.
Watch to the end.
I was disappointed to find someone already in the anchorage, anchored right on the spot I had marked but there was room for both of us.
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| I was a bit more concerned about the reef 50 yards away and what would happen when it covered but the sea was calming down and I had a good night. Except for a scare in the early evening. |
It finally happened to me, a big GPS error. At anchor and the anchor alarm went off. Rather worrying as I’m < 50 yards up wind of rocks and close to another boat.
I had the wash boards out pdq and there was the other boat where it should be and likewise the waves breaking over the reef. Turns out the iPad gps was over 50 yards adrift as was the chart plotter when that came on line. Both had been differential fixes and 10 minutes later were again, to c 4 yards. This was the 300th night at anchor using a GPS alarm on at least one device and this was the first technical error.
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| 12.5 miles in three hours, under sail from inside Tobermory harbour to the approach to the anchorage. |
Dinner: Chicken in Cantonese cook in sauce.
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