It was like a restart of summer voyage when after two weeks we cast off the lines and the voyage continued. We had been stuck in until the new battery arrived from the UK. Dublin and Dun Laoghaire were left
Arklow 10.6. – 11.6.
Western Ireland 4.6. – 5.6.
We had planned that after arriving by boat to Southern Ireland, we could rent a car for exploring Western Ireland. However our departure from Dublin was delayed as we were waiting for the new battery from England. We’ll write a
Dublin 25.5. – 9.6.
Our next port of call after the Isle of Man was Dublin. Instead of beating against the southwestern wind to Dublin we decided to turn west, cross the Irish Sea and spend a night in Ardglass harbour. Next day it
The Isle of Man 20.5. – 24.5.
It took about two hours to sail from Sketrick Island in Strangford Lough to the open sea. Our calculations were correct and there were enough water under the keel for passing the narrows near Sketrick Island and the favourable current
Strangford Lough 17.5. – 20.5.
We had a plan to sail from Belfast to the Isle of Man. However the strong winds created high waves and made the Isle of Man unreachable to us. The local sailors recommended to visit Strangford Lough instead as it
Belfast 10.5. – 17.5.
It was only a short 11 nautical mile sail from Bangor to Belfast. The wind forecast was 20 knots but on the lough we had a 30 knots of wind from south. By staying close to the south shore of
Bangor, Northern Ireland 7.5. – 10.5.
When Suwena glided out from the Troon marina on 7th of May it felt like the summer has finally arrived. According to an old seamanship belief the sea voyage should not start on Friday and by departing on Thursday we
The Isle of Arran and Culzean Castle
We have now spent quite some time in Scotland as Suwena was wintering in Troon marina in Ayrshire. During the winter we have visited a few times onboard for checking her and used a rental car to drive around Scotland’s