Tarbert to Troon 25 August 2022

 

Entering the Kyles of Bute on a beautiful day

Left Tarbert at 10.15, destination Troon.  Despite rain before breakfast we set out with light winds and lots of sun.  The sea was pretty calm. Gorgeous.

Our first adventure was to go through the Kyles of Bute, a narrow and extremely picturesque route.

Leaving the narrowest point of the Kyles - the automatic pilot worked brilliantly through here.

Next, we headed round to Kip to refuel. Diesel at Kip is £1.50 per litre, at Tarbert it is £1.58, at Troon £1.84, at Portavady £1.82, and we think it is still over £2.00 at Bangor.   When we filled up we took 676 litres, which works out at 21.46 litres per hour since our last refill. This is very consistent with previous figures.

Within 45 minutes we were on our way again heading for Troon. A 3 hour run with an ETA shortly after 17.00.

The run down to Troon was fresh at times, but not rough.  Arrived into Troon to a lovely big berth - apparently someone else’s permanent berth available tonight only. Happy days.

Two berths up from us is another Grand Banks 42, hull number 1506 (ours is 1386), Louise-Sam.  It is in beautiful condition, extremely well maintained.  A lovely boat.

Beautifully maintained Grand Banks 42, Louise-Sam

Almost as beautifully maintained Grand Banks 42, Lazaway

Our route today:










































































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