Sunday 15 May 2016

Cold and Sunny

Perfect weather ! - and yes there was some wind.



 
One of the best photos of the boat sailing. Taken by Pete, who sails and fishes successfully from his Lugger on Coniston.
 


The photo below is taken in a small bay just south of Peel Island, a perfect place for an anchorage and lunch. To my surprise the depth of water here was 9 metres and I was only about 2 boats lengths from the shore.

 
I'd read about MagicEzy and to be honest didn't think it would work. So when it arrived, my expectations were low. However, I was impressed and although the cracks did not all totally disappear, their presence was considerably reduced. A quick polish afterwards would probably apply the final finish to the surface. I did follow the instructions carefully and used a pan scrubber to clean the surface before application. In a couple of areas I did repeat the process. I used the cream colour - there 11 to choose from - and this seemed to match the gel coat quite well. However, the cost is around £20 per tube, so not a cheap option. Previously, Honnor Marine in Rochdale, had supplied some gel coat which was a perfect match. I just sent a photo and a few flacks broken off from an edge.
 


 

Monday 2 May 2016

Luing

Luing is one of the "slate islands" about 16 miles (26 km) south of Oban. The island has an area of 1,430 hectares (5.5 sq mi) and is bounded by several small skerries and islets. It has a population of around 200 people, mostly living in Cullipool, Toberonochy and Blackmillbay. It can be reached by a regular ferry from the south end of Seil Island, which crosses Cuan Sound.

http://www.isleofluing.co.uk/

We'd sailed there before but over the weekend we used the ferry and met up with some other "small boats" for a weekend. The weather during the previous week had been cold, windy and included snow showers. However, during the actual weekend we were lucky and experienced some excellent sailing  conditions.