Sun down rowing

Big windy clouds

Dark impressive clouds but no rain thankfully but created lots of wind down the sound of mull yesterday. After what seems most of trip so far we have had the wind on our nose, no wind or to much. Hummm. And a cert young female of the crew has for no reason we can understand, become scared of the sails going up and the boat tipping. Not sure what i have done wrong or what has happened, to change her mind. After lots of reassurance we have negotiated to sail little and often with an agreement that it is to improve. I have given the children responsability to passage plan now and they seem much engaged with this and getting it more or less worked out correctly, although it takes a long time to find a consensus.

Hilarious

On the run down loch sunart

Helarious 5.5 Knots

The children sailed helarious on a run down loch sunart on friday, from loch drambuie to salem, at 5.5 Knots we struggled to keep up!

Amazing weather

Crossing sound of jura to isley

Sunshine

Loch sween

Boaty floaty fun
In the SUN
Washing done
Drying
Bedding out
Airing
All under passage
Up Loch Sween
Anchor down
Off shore breeze
Cabins swept
Fore hatch airing
Bilges CLEANED
Dog bushed on the fore deck
Kids will play in the tender
Hilarious
Dog will pee on the wee island
Cup of tea in the
SUN
After two long days in the rain
8 hours of sun makes it all seem sane

TH

Speed trials for some

Fergus loved seeing how fast he could row with us all in hilarious approx 5 knots flat out but not sustainable for long, hilarious comfortably cruised 3.5 knts while we rowed round the isle of torsa north of luing.

Happy birthday len

Just for you a picture of la table

Luing

After 48 hrs of rain we almost have sunshine.

Towing helarious

Its still raining

Afloat in the rain

At our mooring in a mill pond everyone slept till 9 am. Its raining. Hilarious went thought some initial sea trials with great success last night, rows like a dream covering miles with little effort, up wind sailing no good, booms required. being aboard chortle feels home from home already.

Hilarious

How to have the most fun ever

Going off in a few days on our annual sailing cruise round the west coast of scotland, and, it has been suggested that our little rowing sailing tender giggle is a little under powered and under sized for our growing family to get ashore safely while at anchor in less favorable situations. The challenge, or brief, acquire new tender with out the use of an outboard, (dont like them), with sliding seat rowing and sails, that can be shipped on deck if marina or canel visit is required, oh, and not spend a great deal of money. Having started designing something from scratch, the family river canoe presented itself as a suitable hull for what i had in mind, the rest, a little inspiration from angusrowboats and well i just used my imagination! But can we get it finished before we had planned to go away.

Rowing box to be dry fitted.

Dr. Thomas Hawson Ph.D.
Hundalee Mill Farm
Jedburgh
Roxburghshire
TD8 6PA
Tel: 01835 869931
Mob: 07801653830
www.thomashawson.com
tom@thomashawson.com

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