To Port Erin, Isle of Man

Trip Start May 06, 2008
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Trip End Sep 30, 2008


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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Our plan, originally, was to leave the Isle of Man and travel east to Whitehaven and then retrace our steps westwards and then head northwards. However, the wind was blowing from the east, so instead we decided to travel south down the island and round to the west coast, where we would anchor for the night. The anchorage we'd selected was in Port Erin, a pretty little bay just north of the southern tip of the island and accessed via the Calf Sound, which is a narrow strip of water separating 'mainland' Isle of Man from the smaller, Calf of Man. In order to undertake this journey, we had to wait for the tide to rise sufficiently to enable the gate at Douglas Harbour to be lowered, consequently we were not able to depart until 15:00 that day.
 
It was a windless, warm afternoon and we enjoyed the motor down the coast and through the Sound, assisted by the strong current that flows through. By 18:15 and having travelled 18 miles, we were safely at anchor, where we spent a fairly restful night, disturbed only by the occasional 'graunching' of the anchor chain as it rubbed against rocks on the bottom ( those of you that have anchored here will realise that we'd not chosen the best spot, as there is supposed to be a clear sandy area to anchor in here!)
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