Aleria's Jaunt to Scotland: 13 July 2013 Craobh, Scotland
Sailing at the speed of knots Flying Fish burgee of the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) As we had finished our chores in Ardfern, there was no need to stay on, so we decided to catch the afternoon tide and make our way north to Craobh (pronounced Croove). That was where we were meeting up with the OCC Scotland Rally and the opening dinner was the following night. It would be nice to get there a day in advance. The wind was just picking up as we lifted our anchor off the muddy buttom. Alex was grateful for the salt water wash down system he had installed several years back. Craobh Haven Marina We had a nice 15 knot breeze coming down the loch close hauled, no need to tack until we got to the Point. We thought one tack would take us right around. Brilliant. Tacking Aleria is a lot of work so we try to tack as little as possible. Just as we approached Dorus Mor at Criagnish Point, the wind suddenly picked up to 25 knots and clocked so it was r...