Great video Tim. Glad the engine was good! You are achieving some fantastic things as a solo sailor. When you consider the knowledge and confidence you are accumulating, it really is something to be proud of. Well done for persevering. James
Well done. Its a great sense of achievement when you can sail your own boat on your own around one of the most challenging headlands in the UK. Give you great confidence in your self and your boat. Good vids also. Your dog would love the beaches. Ours does! Thanks.
It was certainly a great experience and feeling to get round solo on Hattrick. We took Skylar to Gigha when we went round in Salty you can check out the video she certainly had an epic time running around in the shallow water.
In the end it was a pretty easy easy passage I think the hardest thing was taking the leap of faith and heading our on the trip given my nervousness about the engine.
I didn't get any sailing this season due to stuff getting in the road. Watching your vids lets me see what I've been missing. Hope to see you and Jo sometime next season.
Well done. I also rounded the MoK for the first time this year. We took the inshore route, interested in why you choose offshore in such favourable conditions? Druimyeon Bay on Gigha is very nice and quiet with good holding for anchoring.
An over abundance of caution and not being in a rush mainly. Also not wanting to be close in when still a little unsure of my engine. I would say the conditions were so good that at least looking from a distance I probably could have gone straight through the bad zone without any issue. Druimyeion Bay is where I go next, I agree good anchorage with loads of space.
I agree with @Pabloblue about the inner passage around the mok, it is doable as close in as 20-30 metres from shore in places. I solo,d from anchorage in sanda bay around mok to giha 2021. The tide turns favourable for the inner passage an hour earlier than the outer passage. The "bad zone is approx a mile out, and between the two tidal streams. Thanks for sharing your voyage.👍
On this trip round, not very. The last one we did at night was also perfectly calm with favorable wind and calm. However we went through the "danger zone" of Dres Point and in the pitch black hit an eight foot standing wave that we didn't see coming. It was so steep it submerged the outboard engine on the back. If we had hit it side on or the engine had stopped at that point we could have lost the boat and maybe ourselves. The Mull isn't something to fear but it also isn't something to take lightly so my nervousness going into it was justified but I am glad I didn't succumb to it as in the end it was a very easy passage and well worth it to unlock the west coast.
Great video Tim. Glad the engine was good! You are achieving some fantastic things as a solo sailor. When you consider the knowledge and confidence you are accumulating, it really is something to be proud of. Well done for persevering. James
I know the feeling!
Well done. Its a great sense of achievement when you can sail your own boat on your own around one of the most challenging headlands in the UK. Give you great confidence in your self and your boat. Good vids also. Your dog would love the beaches. Ours does! Thanks.
It was certainly a great experience and feeling to get round solo on Hattrick. We took Skylar to Gigha when we went round in Salty you can check out the video she certainly had an epic time running around in the shallow water.
Well done sir 🫡 great achievement,given the issues you have had.
In the end it was a pretty easy easy passage I think the hardest thing was taking the leap of faith and heading our on the trip given my nervousness about the engine.
Well done Tim. The first of many trips round the MoK and North, I'm sure. Can't get any better than the West Coast .... weather permitting 😅😅 🤞
Definitely feel spoiled to be able to explore such an amazing place
I didn't get any sailing this season due to stuff getting in the road. Watching your vids lets me see what I've been missing. Hope to see you and Jo sometime next season.
Feel for you with how last year played out for us, hope 2025 makes up for it, see you on the seas someday
Well done. I also rounded the MoK for the first time this year. We took the inshore route, interested in why you choose offshore in such favourable conditions? Druimyeon Bay on Gigha is very nice and quiet with good holding for anchoring.
An over abundance of caution and not being in a rush mainly. Also not wanting to be close in when still a little unsure of my engine. I would say the conditions were so good that at least looking from a distance I probably could have gone straight through the bad zone without any issue.
Druimyeion Bay is where I go next, I agree good anchorage with loads of space.
I agree with @Pabloblue about the inner passage around the mok, it is doable as close in as 20-30 metres from shore in places. I solo,d from anchorage in sanda bay around mok to giha 2021. The tide turns favourable for the inner passage an hour earlier than the outer passage.
The "bad zone is approx a mile out, and between the two tidal streams. Thanks for sharing your voyage.👍
How Hard Can It Be? LOL
On this trip round, not very. The last one we did at night was also perfectly calm with favorable wind and calm. However we went through the "danger zone" of Dres Point and in the pitch black hit an eight foot standing wave that we didn't see coming. It was so steep it submerged the outboard engine on the back. If we had hit it side on or the engine had stopped at that point we could have lost the boat and maybe ourselves. The Mull isn't something to fear but it also isn't something to take lightly so my nervousness going into it was justified but I am glad I didn't succumb to it as in the end it was a very easy passage and well worth it to unlock the west coast.