Apsara is currently laid up for the winter, getting ready for a trip to the Artic next summer. The refit includes changing the standing rigging, which was thirty years old and therefore couldn’t be considered reliable for offshore sailing, as well as a new mainsail (the old one, still in good condition, will be kept …
Sailing in and near Clew Bay Roonagh quay, at the southern entrance of the bay, is used by the ferries to Clare Island and Inishturk and is not suitable for a yacht. Clare Island harbour, 3 miles to the North West, is a much better place. It is well sheltered from all winds with West …
Theo and I had originally planned to sail to Iceland in June, but in the end, he was not able to go for the full month the trip would take, so we compromised and just headed for Scotland. I had very happy memories of sailing in the outer Hebrides on a previous trip to Scotland …