Summary of our trip from A Coruna to Westport

07-07 - 12-07  A Coruna, Spain to Crosshaven, Cork, 632 NM, 6d 2h 20m, no engine

12-07 - 18-07  Tied up in marina at Crosshaven Boat Yard while flexible coupling replaced

19-07  Crosshaven to Kinsale 18 NM, SCW SW 6+, lumpy seas, anchored

20-07  Kinsale to Crookhaven 65 NM, S < 10 KT, motor-sailed ahead of gale and SCW, anchored

21-07  Lay day sitting out a gale in Crookhaven at anchor. SW F6-7. Rain.

22-07  Crookhaven to Bere Island 61 NM, SCW SW 5-6-7 --> SE, lumpy seas, anchored

23-07  Bere Island to Valentia 56 NM, SCW SW 5-7, lumpy seas, tied up at the pontoon

24-07 Valentia to Inishmore 99 NM, calm seas, motor-sailed, moderate winds, light rain showers, did 9-10 knots much of the way for 12.5h, SCW SE F 6-7 and bouncy overnight at anchor with heavy rain

25-07 Lay day at anchor, Inishmore, SCW SE F6 or higher on the west coast, scattered showers

26-07  Inishmore to Inishbofin, 41 NM, very large swell, very lumpy seas, WSW F 5-6, more in squalls, decreasing F 4-5

27-07  Inishbofin to Clew Bay, 37 NM, SW F 3-4, calm seas, sunshine with occasional showers, hazy

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