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Thank you - glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks. Yes, more to come. We have just been busy sailing :)

That is what we guessed - there seemed to be quite a lot of them. Glad you enjoyed the video.

That would have been pretty hard I imagine. Wild on a bad day, and the road is difficult in the winter too. And a baby too - you must be made of tough stuff!

Not a dumb question at all - in Scotland there exists a right to roam. You cannot start wandering through private gardens, but open land is just that - open. You do have to adhere to the outdoor access code, which means dogs under control, close gates and so on - in other words responsible access and not total freedom to do as you like.

Glad you enjoyed the video. This is one of our favourite walks, from the Dunardry locks towards Crinan.

Glad you enjoyed the video. We count ourselves very lucky as its a regular dog walk for us.

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you - its a great spot for sunsets.

Thanks, and glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you 🤗

Glad you enjoyed the video.

Glad you enjoyed the video, and welcome aboard!

You have summed it all up perfectly! Glad the video was able to help you conjure that feeling.

Yes it has been a bit of a journey, learning about recording and editing videos. Really pleased to hear that you think they are getting better - Thank you.

Thank you. It's a lovely place - very peaceful, but such an exposed location. $3m and it's yours apparently!

Yeah its definitely worth more than $3 million, I've been to Arran, Skye, Rothesay and Millport this year and gonna do Isle of Mull next but maybe sometime soon would like to try visit the Isle of Sanda, looks so peaceful there👍

The draw of the west coast of Scotland is strong! I'm sure you will be back soon.

We think it is called thorn apple, so that matches with what you mention - from the USA and poisonous. Anyway, we didn't handle them fortunately!

@@tarbertsailing i liked the video by the way!

Thank you - very kind

Glad you enjoyed it Steve. We drove/walked here, and our boat is based in Tarbert (about 1 hour drive away). I wouldn't advise mooring at the mull in any conditions to be honest.

Thanks, and glad you enjoyed the video. Yes it is a lovely place on a nice day. Water is the problem on the island - no fresh supply and no lochs that I am aware of. The cottages are nice though, but awful bleak on a wet and windy day. Are you in the market for an island then?

@@tarbertsailing I'm afraid Island-buying is not a financial possibility in the near future. But I'm a Scot by blood and would love to travel back one day. I feel the homeland pull.

When Inchmarnock was up for sale, we said that (subject to a lottery win) we would buy it and turn it into a wildlife sanctuary! Anyway, we are still waiting for the lottery win :)

We have had some really clear days recently, so not surprised that you got a good view of the lighthouse. Glad you enjoyed the video.

thank you - glad you enjoyed it

There are very occasionally Orca in the Clyde, and more frequently seen around the Outer Hebrides. Not the rudder eating variety though :)

Thanks for the feedback on our videos! I hope that you aren't on your boat today - wet and windy at the moment.

@@tarbertsailing had planned to come last Saturday …. I’ll wait till the weather settles!

it certainly is a very beautiful sailing ground - we love it.

@@tarbertsailing It looks like the Gulf of Morbihan to the south of Little Brittany where I sail , bigger and colder of course 😬 Best wishes 👍

Thanks, and Pip says thanks too 😍

It is great sailing, although I believe that the sailing in Norway is also great. What a difficult choice you have!

@@tarbertsailing True - Norway is beautiful for sailing and will do much more of it but the whiskey and haggis are just not the same😅

Camper & Nicholson certainly designed some lovely boats, but every boat is a compromise - and to gain comfortable sailing we lose accommodation. Its really amazes us when we go inside a modern 35 footer and see just how much space they have.

@@tarbertsailing tell me about it! Chartered a 35 foot boat in Croatia last summer and really didn’t feel cramped with us and our three teenage daughters. Wouldn’t have the same feeling in my 1980’s 36 footer that I have here in Norway🙈

So glad you enjoyed it, and yes, Pip keeps us on our toes 😀

Thanks for the kind comments about our videos Mark! When is Magic Hawk back in the water? There is a lifetime of sailing up here, and several attempts may be needed to experience the true beauty of a place - as you have discovered with the Kyles - and for some reason, in recent years at least, it always rains on the seafood festival weekend!

I think realistically, we won’t be able to launch Magic Hawk until the end of April or early May this year. Now our round trip to the boat is 602 miles, we have to plan our maintenance work carefully and hope for good weather too. We were due to travel up on Sunday but with another spell of cold, wet and windy weather blowing in, we’ve decided to postpone for a while. We’ll get there in the end I’m sure. One thing we have already learned about Scotland is that when it rains, it’s at a level above what we are used to in North Wales! But when the sun shines, it takes some beating! Have a great season ahead!

Always a bit tentative doing the antifouling under the boat when she is in the slings, but know what you mean about wanting the crane driver to take care. We are lucky with Sandy, and he does a great job. Thanks for the good wishes - here's hoping for this season, although we'll get what we get and make the most of it!

It's fine to trust the lift operator. Good to know you absolutely trusted the sling conditions and positions. Astonished the driver or bank didn't give you a well-deserved clip or walk off, which they should have.

@@smokingkippers1173 if the driver felt that a clip was well deserved, I'm sure he would have given one. Having kept the boat in a number of yards, I have never come across anyone who is unhappy with the risk associated with antifouling the underside of a keel. After all, how else are you supposed to do it? Each to their own I suppose.

Thanks Alain!

😆 Thank you - yes some great weather would be nice - we'll see.

Thank you - glad you are enjoying our videos. We are really looking forward to this season.

Wow, high praise indeed! Thanks very much for the positive feedback, and so glad you are enjoying our videos.

Thank you - this is a great walk, with spectacular scenery. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks - glad that our videos are proving useful to you.

Thanks. Yes we do have a spade - and one of the reasons is that it is very good at cutting through kelp. Kelp is quite common, especially along the east coast of Jura and in Canna harbour. You can easily find other clear anchorages though, should you wish to avoid the stuff.

@@tarbertsailing thank you for replying - and for your answer - that is great to hear about a spade as we have one - will come and catch up with you and have a wee dram - when we get there. appreciate your help.

Thanks for the feedback Jarle, and glad that you enjoyed the video. We would love to explore Norway at some stage, so will definitely check out your videos.

Certainly a spring feeling in the air today as we were antifouling our boat ready for a lift in on Saturday. Here's hoping for some decent weather in 2024, and a great season for you on the west coast.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. You have loads of time to plan your trip for 2025 then. Make sure to get the Clyde Cruising Club sailing directions and the Antares charts as well, to help your planning.

@@tarbertsailing Thanks for the info. I am familiar with the CCC books and will continue to buy the books. Are the Antares charts suitable for OpenCPN?

Yes - the Antares charts work very well with OpenCPN. Its what I use on my laptop and phone.

So glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for your feedback, and hope you enjoy your trip to Scotland this year.

Thanks Chris. As for anchorages, there are so many! My first suggestion would be to buy the Antares charts that cover the whole of the west coast. Many of the anchorages that I might suggest are in there.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video. The handle on the drone is a game changer if you ever plan to fly from the boat, especially underway.

@@tarbertsailing yes that was the first thing I added to mine. Can never understand why the manufacturers don’t make one.

Thanks Jon - we love sailing around this part of the world, and although biased as I have been sailing here from childhood, I agree that it is the best😆 We plan to create some videos in the future, such as a boat tour (which will cover all the changes that we have made in our 9 years of ownership) - but possibly one of the first will be a battery upgrade. I have 2 lithium batteries arriving soon! As for the winter job list, we've not got very far at all, and she goes back in the water in around 4 weeks time 🤣

Quite right! We couldn't miss it out.

Glad you are enjoying them! If it re-kindles memories, or lets people see things that they have only heard about, then we have done something worthwhile.

No facebook page I'm afraid. As for inflating our tender, we have a 12v socket in the anchor locker that we connect the pump to. It takes its feed from the windlass power supply, so no issues with power draw there. Hope that helps.

Thanks Chris! The drone handle is 3D printed, and bought off eBay I think. It simply goes around the drone body, with a screw at the top, and the handle extending below. It wasn't very expensive, around £10 I think.

Cheers. Thanks for the reply. Have a good weekend. 👍

You're welcome!