More pictures from Dunstaffnage
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Orla
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More pictures from Dunstaffnage
you can see the Marina staff sorting a sail thats about to break free...
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Gardenshed
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
looks like a real maelstrom. What direction was it blowing from? I'm having difficulty understanding why the waves in the marina were so vicious. Were the boats out on the moorings OK?
none of that nonsense were I am, couldn't even get on the trapeses on the F18 at the weekend!
none of that nonsense were I am, couldn't even get on the trapeses on the F18 at the weekend!
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Alcyone
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
That is scary. I've only sailed out of there once, but I agree, it's hard to imagine it being like that in there.
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lady_stormrider
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
Crikey! Is that the same Dunstaffnage marina we were at not four weeks' ago for the Chentleman's Cruise???
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Arghiro
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
It looks like it's coming from the NE ish, down out of the Loch from the narrows. What's that then 1 - 1.5 mile of fetch? 
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Orla
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
No the wind was WSW and peaked somewhere between 60 & 70 knts.Arghiro wrote:It looks like it's coming from the NE ish, down out of the Loch from the narrows. What's that then 1 - 1.5 mile of fetch?
LadyMac had to deal with it on her own, but Orla was well tied up with big long mooring lines, 10 fenders which did there job and crucially no breast lines so no shock loads, one of our big ball fenders burst.
I have seen so many cleats and fairleads ripped out this winter because of short breast lines...
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
Aye -nothing worse than a pair of short breast lines. Ask Para, he'll tell you richt enough
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sahona
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
Hmm, mine are all right, but I've got nice bouncy rubber things attached.claymore wrote:Aye -nothing worse than a pair of short breast lines. Ask Para, he'll tell you richt enough
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Rowana
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Re: More pictures from Dunstaffnage
Short breast lines? Bouncy rubber things?sahona wrote:Hmm, mine are all right, but I've got nice bouncy rubber things attached.claymore wrote:Aye -nothing worse than a pair of short breast lines. Ask Para, he'll tell you richt enough
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jist look [nae further than] who started it!?Rowana wrote:I'm beginning to worry about you lot