Author Archives: Joe Barrett
Our second day stuck in Carlingford marina has brought blustery but dropping wind conditions. The forecast is good for tomorrow, light NE going easterly so we will make our escape on to Ardglass; 20 nm up the coast and in Northern Ireland. Yesterday was spent visiting the small tourist town of Carlingford. It is interesting […]
Strong NE wind on the nose has forced another day in Carlingford Marina. We ventured out, bound for Ardglass, but the prospect of 6hrs motoring with wind square on the nose soon had us securely tied up again! Dawn Treader back in Carlingford Marina The weather is due to blow this evening so we are […]
After a short run yesterday from Dun Lagoharie to Malahide we set off today (Thurs 17 May) for Carlingford Lough – 46nm up the coast. Malahide is lively place with a friendly yacht club an a large number of places to eat. We can recommend the Mexican restuarant on the front near the yacht club. […]
Boat Jobs Day off in Dun Laoghaire yesterday (Tue) due to howling winds outside. Lots of jobs todo on the boat including fixing the loo which was playing up and backfilling. A quick replacement of the ‘joker valve’ sorted it out. Dublin Trip Took the Dart train into Dublin centre and had lunch and a […]
Having spent two days in Arklow it was time to sail north up the coast towards Dublin. At midday we left the marina, as the tide had just turned in our favour. It was a 40NM passage to Dun Laoghaire marina, just south of Dublin. The conditions were still breezy but the wind was dropping; […]
We were stormbound in Milford Haven for two days before the wind and the rain finally ceased. Milford Dock marina has a lock as it is strongly tidal. Locking out times were not good for an immediate, and overnight, departure for Ireland so we moved to Dale to spend the night on a mooring buoy. […]
Friday will be the second day in Milford Haven waiting for the weather to break for the crossing to Arklow on the east coast of Ireland. The first day provided a welcome rest following the previous night passage from Falmouth. Yesterday was spent buying fresh food and getting on with a few repairs to the […]
The next day we rounded Lands End bound for Milford Haven, a 133 NM overnight passage. We had planned to stop at Newlyn, a small fishing port just to the west of Penzance, but the weather situation was deteriorating. It would be better to round Lands End before we we became stormbound. The weather was […]
After this easy first passage, and a good meal in the Ship Inn at Noss Mayo, the next day we made for Falmouth. We motored out of the river Yealm in light winds. The sails soon went up and the light south easterly wind behind, plus the tide in our favour, allowed us to sail […]
Off at last! The day had arrived for our departure. Three of us left from Dartmouth on May 5th. David Lewis, Peter George and myself. Having spent the previous day finding places to stow last minute food stores we were finally leaving. We were waved off at 10am by my Bridget, my wife and my […]
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