Apsara had spent a few days in Cleggan as I was getting some electrical work done on the boat by a local electrician. I had a crew for the first leg of the journey. Sam, a young sailor from Clifden who had helped me put the boat in the water, wanted to build miles […]
Spring sailing to Brittany May 2021 Read More »
After a long winter asshore, Apsara is back in the water, ready for new adventures with a new mainsail and her new Dyfrom rigging. As part of the winter refit, I also repainted the hull, and changed the colour from the pale blue to a light grey with a blue trim and a white deck.
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Sailing in and near Clew Bay The Clew Bay area offers excellent cruising with a number of beautiful, safe anchorages, well sheltered from the prevailing south-westerlies. Roonagh quay, at the southern entrance of Clew Bay, is used by the ferries to Clare Island and Inishturk and is not suitable for a yacht. Clare Island harbour,
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