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Wheelie bin blown over for second time

Future Epic Adventures

It is, of course, very important that all sailors think of the future at this time of year.

Last year.

On this basis, it is never to soon to plan for the coming season and to start the search for crew and victims.

As my regular reader(s) will appreciate, we are currently berthed in Troon. We like Troon.

March next year promises to be unusually warm in Scotland, so our first leg will begin sometime in March when we will leave Troon.  Thence approximately, Campbeltown, around the Mull of Kintyre, Port Ellen on Islay, eventually perhaps to Oban (to pick up and drop off crew, as and when and if appropriate), then perhaps clockwise around Mull, maybe over to Canna and eventually to Arisaig (where we have a mooring booked and from where trains run to Glasgow).

As you can see this first leg is already at an advanced stage of planning.

Thus Epic 2014, leg one will be Troon to Arisaig via Mull  late March to mid April.

A telephone box

Epic 2014, leg two requires more planning but this will be know as the "St. Kilda Epic" and we may attempt to sail to St. Kilda and various other places.

Epic 2014, leg two (St Kilda) is from Arisaig to Arisaig via St Kilda  14th June to about 20 July.

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After a trip home to celebrate an important family wedding, leg 3 will start again from Arisaig around 4th August and last up to a month.  The route will be probably be Arisaig to Troon via lots of very nice Scottish Islands.

An example of a very nice Scottish Island.

Leg 4 will happen sometime in September and will involve a trip from Troon (of which we are very fond) and some sailing to re-position the boat, if possible, somewhere even more convenient for the coming winter.