{"id":1238,"date":"2022-08-15T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2023-08-07T19:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:04:29","slug":"international-shrimpers-week-isw-scotland-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/?p=1238","title":{"rendered":"International Shrimpers Week (ISW) Scotland June 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SKYLARK<\/strong>, skippered by John with Geff as crew, joined the ISW rally based from Largs<\/strong>, in Scotland<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A description of this trip formed the basis of the presentation given by Geff at the September meeting<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence this post will for the moment only a short synopsis to hopefuly ensure your attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"SKYLARK<\/strong> was towed over 500 miles on July 19th to Largs<\/strong> in Scotland<\/strong> to join another 30+ Shrimpers<\/strong> for the rally,.some\u00a0 had already been in the vicinity sailing for a few weeks before. We arrived late Sunday night where we stayed at a local B&B and arranged for SKYLARK<\/strong> to be hoisted into the Marina the following morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"SKYLARK<\/strong> was then taken out for a shakedown trip for the rest of the day to Little Cumbrae<\/strong> to check all the re-masting and rigging etc had been performed correctly. In the evening there was a group meal at NARDINI’s OF LARGS<\/strong><\/a>, Scotland’s most famous cafe, restaurant & ice cream parlour re-opened in December of 2008 following a multi million pound refurbishment that has seen the landmark Art Deco building<\/strong><\/a> restored to its past glory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SKYLARK flying SOCA Flag.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The next day, Tuesday,  was the first official day of the rally and consisted of sailing Sailing around Little<\/strong> and Great Cumbrae<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday the fleet set out sailing across the Firth of Clyde<\/strong>, passing PS Waverley<\/strong> <\/a>on the way. whilst continuing onto the marina at  Port Bannatyne <\/strong>on  the Island of Bute<\/strong>, just north of Rothesay<\/strong>, where a few of the Shrimpers<\/strong> choose to berth for the night. The group had an evening meal at the Victoria Hotel<\/strong> in Rothesay.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PS Waverley off Largs Firth of Clyde.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lunch in Kyles of Bute<\/p><\/div>\n

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On Thursday the majority of the fleet then set sail anti-clockwise in light winds around the Isle of Bute<\/strong>, through the Kyles of Bute<\/strong>, with amazing scenery all the way to Tarbet<\/strong> on the Kintyre Peninsular.

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SKYLARK set out early Friday morning, into a reasonably strong  headwind, which meant we motored all the way to south of the Isle of Bute<\/strong>, where we decided to seek the shelter by retracing our steps through the Kyles of Bute, <\/strong>Sailing north up the Kyles<\/strong> we were managing 6 to 7 knots on jib alone. We completed the 30 Nm trip in the early afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute<\/p><\/div>\n

For the next few days sailing was impossible so we resorted to land based activities. On the first day taking the ferry as a foot passenger from Wemyss<\/strong> bay to Rothesay<\/strong> to take a bus to Mount Stuart House<\/a>, <\/strong>A 19th-century mansion with extravagant interiors and expansive landscaped and wild gardens.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engine Room of PS Waverley<\/p><\/div>\n

The next day we decided to have a trip on the PS Waverly<\/strong><\/a> around the Isle of Bute. <\/strong>However the weather was too bad for the paddle steamer as well, we had decided to catch Waverly at Largs, <\/strong>but it was impossible for her to berth there so we had a mad rush to Greenock<\/strong> to catch it there, arriving with a few minutes to spare.
\"\"The paddle steamer struggled to Rothesay<\/strong> on the Isle of Bute, <\/strong>where some of the passengers disembarked to visit the town, we continued to the Kyles of Bute<\/strong> but had to turn back before we reached the end due the weather. The return trip then returned to Rothesay<\/strong> to pick up passengers and then onto to Greenock<\/strong> where she berthed with difficulty due to the offshore wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was only beginning to improve so we joined a few of the others and decided to start the journey home the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More details, with lots more photos, were presented at the September meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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