Lunch in Ventry; Fionnuala greasing the steering; Felicity cuts her birthday cake
It is good to be sailing again.
Monday: We met in Rossbrin early Monday morning to head back out on Jessy. Luckily the weather was great so it wasn’t too much of a shock after our Caribbean sailing. We spent the trip to Adrigole sorting out the rigging and getting the sails sorted. Hugh and Noel had a great morning trying to figure out which line went where. Somehow we ended up with extra lines and an upside down jib. Being men, instead of asking for help they decided that everything comes with spare parts!
Tuesday: An early start to catch the tide through Dursey Sound got us into Portmagee in the mid afternoon. We tied up alongside a trawler and were immediately greeted by customs who had a chat with Noel about transporting drugs. We must of looked a bit suspicious after that as we tore apart the lazarettes trying to get at the steering shaft to oil it up. Our fire fighting in the Isle of Wight really helped with squeezing into all those small dark spaces.
Wednesday: We were woken very early by the fishermen on the trawler next to us at Portmagee pier. The morning being fine they decided to head off keeping us tied alongside. We were well on our way out the harbour before we’d managed to release ourselves. Fortunately we had our warps doubled back onto Jessy so they couldn’t just release us themselves! We headed up to Ventry for an early lunch before rounding the seal covered Great Blasket. It was then into Dingle marina where we celebrated Felicity’s birthday with cake and a few drinks in Dick Macks pub/ cobblers.
Thursday: Hugh is our skipper today so we didn’t leave til 11am. He claims that this was due to the tides but we all know how much Hugh likes his sleep. We waved goodbye to Fungi the dolphin and its off to Derrynane via the Skelligs on another very sunny but not very windy day. You now need a permit to land on the Skelligs but we will still hopefully come across a few puffins and gannets.
Monday: We met in Rossbrin early Monday morning to head back out on Jessy. Luckily the weather was great so it wasn’t too much of a shock after our Caribbean sailing. We spent the trip to Adrigole sorting out the rigging and getting the sails sorted. Hugh and Noel had a great morning trying to figure out which line went where. Somehow we ended up with extra lines and an upside down jib. Being men, instead of asking for help they decided that everything comes with spare parts!
Tuesday: An early start to catch the tide through Dursey Sound got us into Portmagee in the mid afternoon. We tied up alongside a trawler and were immediately greeted by customs who had a chat with Noel about transporting drugs. We must of looked a bit suspicious after that as we tore apart the lazarettes trying to get at the steering shaft to oil it up. Our fire fighting in the Isle of Wight really helped with squeezing into all those small dark spaces.
Wednesday: We were woken very early by the fishermen on the trawler next to us at Portmagee pier. The morning being fine they decided to head off keeping us tied alongside. We were well on our way out the harbour before we’d managed to release ourselves. Fortunately we had our warps doubled back onto Jessy so they couldn’t just release us themselves! We headed up to Ventry for an early lunch before rounding the seal covered Great Blasket. It was then into Dingle marina where we celebrated Felicity’s birthday with cake and a few drinks in Dick Macks pub/ cobblers.
Thursday: Hugh is our skipper today so we didn’t leave til 11am. He claims that this was due to the tides but we all know how much Hugh likes his sleep. We waved goodbye to Fungi the dolphin and its off to Derrynane via the Skelligs on another very sunny but not very windy day. You now need a permit to land on the Skelligs but we will still hopefully come across a few puffins and gannets.
Friday: After an overnight in the beautiful Derrynane Harbour we were up at 6.30am and headed back over Kenmare Bay, through Dursey Sound and into Bantry Ban, back home to Adrigole in time for a hearty lunch on the balcony of West Cork Sailing.
Next week more cruising along the west coast - we hope to get to Galway and back.
Fionnualla (Commercial Yachtmaster Trainee)
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