Starting the sail home

After all the socializing of the weekend it felt good to get some down time, but we needed to get back to the Clyde by the end of the week. The forecast was overcast, and the winds variable, and we decided to head for Colonsay. It meant we did not need to plan for the tides much, and could take our time in the morning. Julian paid the farm for the mooring using the internet as neither of us felt like going ashore.

We came off the mooring at 08:45, and motored down the Sound of Kerrera. In fact we motored most of the day, only managing to sail for an hour as we passed Inch. There are new moorings at Scalasaig Bay on Colonsay, and we picked one up at 18:18. They seemed very far out from the shore, and like this morning neither of us felt like going ashore. We could pay for the mooring on line again, so we did. It is very convenient being able to do this!

We might have avoided tidal planning this morning, but this evening we needed to make sure we could get through the Sound of Islay tomorrow. The tide would be favorable between 06:12 and 12:32, so we needed to be away early.

The mooring were subject to swell, and we moored Worm alongside Robinetta so she would not wake us in the night.