In excellent visibility we rounded St. Anthony's Head and easing the sheets it was not long before we were secured alongside the visitors pontoon at Falmouth. A bright, clear cut evening with little cloud and a breeze from the north west. Felt relieved to be on my way and not much daunted by the prospect of making my way alone down Ireland's west coast. 2020 - Wind falls light as tide turns. 2200 - No wind.
Gibbous moon gives fitful light.
The Sound of Gigha is now well lit since Badh Rock, Seigur Nuadh, and Sigur Gigalum are marked with buoys. 2350 - Ardminish, Gigha. Picked up HIE buoy luckily avoiding the drying rock at the back of the trots which looks like a mooring in the dark. The buoys have a capacity of fifteen tons and yachts can raft up to this limit as no yacht can expect the exclusive use of a HIE buoy. A series of Atlantic lows brings strong to gale force winds for the next three days.