Should
have gone out for another parade of sail, but the 06:00 forecast
discouraged us. 3-4 sw would be fine, but “increasing 5-6” rang
warning bells, as did the “rain later”. We began to get the
bunting down prior to leaving anyway, but then we felt the gusts
begin, and decided against it.
Only 3 boats went out in the end, and they did not stay out long. By 12:00 it was raining hard and horizontal, and we settled down in the cabin for a quiet afternoon. Luckily it dried later on letting us watch the Peel Carnival parade without getting wet.
We went out with Mary to the Creek Inn for dinner, and had a great time. We got into conversation with the owner and builder of a large catamaran which had come into Peel with a damaged rudder. Since he had built the boat himself (near Ravenglass) he knew exactly how to repair it. We spent the evening sharing experiences of sailing round Ireland. His catamaran cruises at 20 knots, but like us he took 9 weeks to go round. The Irish were so welcoming he kept staying in places for longer than expected!
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| Absurdist Pipe Band entertaining spectators before the parade |
We went out with Mary to the Creek Inn for dinner, and had a great time. We got into conversation with the owner and builder of a large catamaran which had come into Peel with a damaged rudder. Since he had built the boat himself (near Ravenglass) he knew exactly how to repair it. We spent the evening sharing experiences of sailing round Ireland. His catamaran cruises at 20 knots, but like us he took 9 weeks to go round. The Irish were so welcoming he kept staying in places for longer than expected!
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