Arisaig

From Tobermory, to head north towards the Isle of Skye, you have to head around Ardnamurchan Point. This is the most westerly point on the British mainland and, needless to say, it has a light house and potentially strong winds and tides. I had timed the passage for neaps tides i.e. the weakest tides and also we left when I had calculated that the tide would be heading north to assist our passage. We decided to head firstly for the small harbour of Arisaig; this consisted of a small(ish) loch with buoys for mooring. The entrance channel was very narrow and shallow and required a fair degree of concentration with Ann reading off the instructions from the Clyde Cruising Club sailing directions and me doing my best not to end up on one of the many rocks.

The photograph shows the lucky heather that you are supposed to fix to your boats bow when you have passed Ardnamurchan Point.