Martin Lawrence warns against anchoring in Loch Beag at the top of Glencoul, preferring a spot just outside. According to him the holding is poor, and there are katabatic gusts. The poor holding warning made us put out plenty of chain, and we certainly needed it when the katabatic gusts struck at 00:15... The first warning we had was when the staysail, which we had not put the cover on, started flapping. I put my head out of the forehatch to see why, and immediately decided to get dressed and do some more careful stowage.
The wind felt warm, but was blowing a good force 6, and Robinetta's anchor chain was stretched out, pushing her back to have 11m under her keel rather than the expected 7m. The anchor showed no signs of moving, and half an hour later when the wind died Robinetta came forward again to have 6m under the keel. A disconcerting little adventure, but we had been warned!
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