BLUEMOMENT

We are planning to cruise the West Coast of Scotland and the Western Isles next summer in our Dufour 485 Oboe D'Amore. I have only sailed there once before, as part of a Round Britain trip so don't have a good knowledge of the area. Would welcome any input, such as links to relevant websites, blogs, or even books/almanacs! Just a quick brain dump would be fantastic.

Feel free to take a look at the blog of our recent Atlantic Crossing and Caribbean cruise at http://www.blog.mailasail.com/oboe

Thanks

Oboe Sailor

Hi - welcome. Where are you based?

Hello Claymore,

My home port is Dartmouth, Devon but Oboe D'Amore is currently in Antigua. I plan to sail her back next year.

Nigel (oboe sailor)

oboesailor wrote:Would welcome any input, such as links to relevant websites, blogs, or even books/almanacs! Just a quick brain dump would be fantastic.

Here's my offering:

http://fattie.freehostia.com/KnotPilot/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

CCC Sailing Directions, Martin Lawrence and Hamish Haswell-Smith are all worth getting hold of.

Markie - many, many thanks. I quick skim shows it's got a lot of good stuff.

Oboe Sailor

In a similar vein, Penguin Bolt Holes with a contribution or two by our very own Shard.

Silkie wrote:In a similar vein, Penguin Bolt Holes with a contribution or two by our very own Shard.

Very flattering of you to use the term 'similar' rather than the rather more approprate 'infinately better'!

Thanks for the link to Penguin. It is a work of art. Did you ask me where the dream came from? A friend, Mary Lewis from N Uist has written an illustrated book of poetry "Saints and Sailors" following our Round Britain sail in 2005. I have one of the few copies, as it is unpublished and an inspiration.

Oboe Sailor

I assume you've already found

BlueMoment Boltholes

Visitors Moorings & Pontoons in W. Scotland

and

Marinas and Moorings in Scotland

Silkie wrote:I assume you've already found

BlueMoment Boltholes

Visitors Moorings & Pontoons in W. Scotland

and

Marinas and Moorings in Scotland

I have found them now! Many thanks indeed. Oboe Sailor

If I may direct you to Clyde Cruising Club's website for their Sailing Directions
http://www.clyde.org/index.php/content/view/47/49/

Regards
Donald

Oboesailor,
I have attached two .pdf files to an email to the contact address on your website. They are US Navy sailing directions for the West Coast and for the Inner Clyde.
Although they are old and under no circumstances should be relied on for navigation, there are some useful snippets such as tidal flows, waypoints and coastal headland profiles which might occupy an hour or two on passage.

Dave of this parish has a good blog of his sailing around the west coast here : http://www.yotblog.co.uk/DaveS/archive/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My limited comment? (We have only had our boat based in oban for the last three seasons) is that the area is big, there is a lot of coast line, there are a lot of great anchorages, the islands are all very different. I don't think you will leave thinking you have "done it".


Steve