Sailing Fabule
A loch is basically a corridor between more or less high mountains. Inside this corridor, the wind can be accelerated or diminished. In addition, its direction can be changed. It felt completely erratic at first. After learning how to manage longer passages, we now had to anticipate frequent changes and constantly make adjustments to sail […]
When we set sails from the marina of Troon, we were a little anxious about the new experience ahead of us: spending several days at anchor in an unknown destination with a rainy weather forecast. The journey started with windy conditions, providing good speed but also a bumpy ride. As we progressed north and entered […]
After crossing the North Channel, we entered Loch Ryan for our first night in Scotland. To our surprise, we saw that there was another Boreal already anchored there. During that windy night, we both monitored our anchors carefully to make sure they did not drag. The next day, we invited the crew of Askell Wenn […]