13th Cambell Town
Although it was Friday the 13th we were not deterred from making the journey from Holy Loch to Campbell Town. We set off in gorgeous sunshine, sad to be leaving the Clyde area, but excited at the prospect of sailing from Campbell Town to Ireland.
By lunchtime the winds had picked up and by late afternoon we were in a force six. Rounding the bottom of Arran the seas were heaping up and Moonshadow was rising and slamming down hard, as we sailed over each wave . It was very uncomfortable and slowed us down considerably. We eventually arrived in Campbell Town at dusk and were about to raft up to another yacht when the gear cable broke. Tony put the boat in reverse to stop us at the side of the another yacht but she shot forward instead! Thinking he had gone into forward instead of reverse, he tried reverse again, but Moonshadow shot forward at speed. It was very frightening as we had no way of stopping, but Tony managed to steer away at the last minute, minimising damage to both yachts. We were so thankful there was not another yacht rafted in front, as we would undoubtedly have crashed into the back of it! We used the tide to drift us in a second time and the crew of the moored yacht took our lines and pulled hard to stop Moonshadow. Thankfully the only damage caused on our first attempt was to our outboard engine bracket.
The time taken replacing the gear cable meant we lost the opportunity to round the Mull of Kintyre in suitable conditions. Sadly this meant cancelling the trip to Ireland. Friday the 13th was definitely not a good day for us!
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