Cruising the Crinan Canal with Near Disaster & Bad Weather (Ep.42)
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2023
- In this episode we enter the Crinan Canal to take a short cut through to lough Fyne. In the video we mention the Canal is 6miles long, but it is actually 9 miles long. The transit starts off very pleasant but when the weather changes and we get stuck in the locks with other people that lose control of there boat, the trip turns into a bit of a nightmare.
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Locks are alot of work
Thanks
They sure are
Great video Mark and Kellie! Well done Kellie on doing the locks by yourself, shame on the other yacht not even offering to help, personally, I couldn’t stand or sit there and watch someone doing the locks on their own. Did notice the other yacht was from a Royal yacht club.
Yeah we are lime you. Can't sit by and watch others struggling. We did see the blue ensign and wondered what this one meant, as I always associated it with skippers that are former navy
It would be the likes of Royal Ulster Yacht Club or Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in Cultra@@LittleBoatAdventures
Nice couple 🙂
Thank you
Great we video you making the way to France lol . I dont mind doing the locks it just takes time. Not nice doing it the rain tho. But yous are smiling and thats what its all about
Thanks Alan. Maybe next season we'll make it to France lol. Aww we actually enjoyed learning the locks, just should have timed our weather window better.
That's UK summer for you has been one wet summer for us. Would love to go to France or something. Some we're warm any way would just make it .
Well done Kellie! We went through the Crinan Canal earlier this year and had an interesting experience like yourselves. Would you do it again 😂 David and Helen
Hi Guys. We watched your video of Crinan and thought we had very very similar trips 😀. We'd do it again but definitely puck a better weather window. How are you guys getting on with the circumnavigation?
Hi Guys we have had the boat lifted out for winter now in Grimsby and our back in the Isle of man , We cant wait to get back and explore the south of England and Scilly Isles etc
Shame about the weather and lack of help on the locks but you both handled it well! Another great video guys! 🙌🏼😁
Thanks Kenny
Well done guys and well done Kelly
Aww thank you so much. Those locks are dam hard work
Sailing means freedom (-ish). Fortunately the canal was closed due to insufficient water when I was near earlier this year - the skipper I'd hired to deliver me and the boat would have preferred the CC but happlily we rounded the MOK instead.
Oh really? Thats a shame. How did you find your sail around the Mull?
wow Solfar is looking great! Did you paint the deck and cabin top too?
Yeah we did it last winter there and should release the videos of it at some point. Not sure people lime the DIY stuff.
I'm a fan of the DIY and sailing
We did not enjoy the canal either - but why did you not just moor up on the rainy day and sit it out? I think we would have hung back and let the "unhelpful" boat go ahead and get a lock or two in front.
The weather was worse than forecast. We actually set off and it was nice but rapidly deteriorated. We did watch your Crinan vid before we decided to do it.
@@LittleBoatAdventures- the weather is _always_ worse than forecast 😄
It looks like you went through in 2022? Exasperating when you have to share the locks with selfish people who won't get off their boat and share the work. You could have stopped at the Riverside pontoon for supplies at the SPAR shop. It is about 5 minutes before Oakfield bridge. For a stress free and easy ride through you can hire someone to do all the hard work with the gates and sluices......ie a "pilot"
Yes you are right. Aww wish we'd have known about that Spar shop. We could have took our time going through then and maybe give the rainy day a miss. We did enjoy the canal really, its a beautiful cruise. Will help prep us for the Caledonian someday 🙏
Lovely sites! Wonderful trip! - Exept ... shame on the Pepperbox Crew! If these guys have not been able to help, e.g. because they all got seasick, well ...
Well, I would have talked to them, asking, "how long is our Teatime? When are you ready to open the gate with me?" 🙂
What have you done to them? The AIS signal from "Pepperbox" is dead!? 😂