Cape Wrath!

Approaching Cape Wrath

A relaxing morning, casual breakfast, a few jobs then we realised our late night passage plan was at fault...'Is that a plus or minus on the hour to leave?', Oops! A quick departure and full sail up the loch. We were soon reefing down and feeling our way towards the peninsula. Seas can quickly build up here but we were able to handle the moderate sea state by keeping off by about 3 miles; the lack of wind over the previous days had certainly helped our cause. Heading south now we were able to slide between the white caps as the apparent wind picked up to F6 and enjoy the coastline as Cape Wrath gradually disappeared and another 'hvarf' [see 'Back in the Saddle'] had been achieved.

We surfed into Loch Inchard on the gradually reducing swell heading for our anchorage. Unfortunately, this was occupied by the now ubiquitous crab pots which would have hindered our swinging room and so we headed across the loch into Kinlochbervie: a small fishing port with some recently installed pontoons where we rafted alongside a Dutch Allures 40 whose crew were waiting to make the reciprocal passage we had just completed.