Round the Corner to Largs Yacht Haven

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


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Friday, May 16, 2008

We had a leisurely start to the day and set off to Largs at 10:15. There wasn't a deal of wind around, F 1-2 from the NE  but we were in no hurry and once we rounded the corner in Arran, we were able to sail in the intermittent sunshine. Whilst we were sailing, I noticed a brown stain on the deck near the windlass and upon investigation, I saw that it was indeed windlass-related, in that it was gear oil! That could only mean that the unit wasn't sealed properly ( a fear that Nigel, the helpful engineer in Dickies had voiced) and that the whole job would have to be re-done at best and at worst, could even mean a new windlass as spares would be hard to find for an extant manufacturer. Such were my thoughts as we headed between the Cumbrae islands to Largs ( Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae). Incidentally, both Julie and I have fond memories of the time we spent there on Marine Biology field courses whilst we were undergraduates and we hope to find an opportunity to explore a little before we leave the Clyde Largs from the Clyde
Largs from the Clyde
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We were given berth E21 in the marina, on the same pontoon as Aztec, the boat belonging to John & Hilary Connelly, the couple that we met in Kilrush in S Ireland last year and in Falmouth the year before. We'd arranged to meet for lunch on the Saturday and John suggested that I ask for a berth nearby. Our nearest neighbours were a 6-some who had hired the Beneteau 50 for the weekend and  they were able to enjoy their lunch, watching a less than perfect docking of Celtic Warrior. Why is it that things, if they do go awry, invariably do so when there's an audience??? I mention the 6-some as coincidentally, they were from the Menai Straits and their club was the North West Venturers, in Beaumaris.
 
Having put the boat to bed, we then walked along the aptly named scenic path that takes you along the shore up the Clyde for a mile or so, when if you are set upon visiting the local supermarket, you turn right. Those of a more poetic nature could carry on up the coast - we turned right and filled our rucksacks with 'vittles' and returned via the same path to the boat, stopping only for a refreshment in the marina's pub en route. Dinner on board, consisting of a barbecued chicken and salad, all procured from Morrisons
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