tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post5489973591765528658..comments2024-03-18T10:40:00.766+00:00Comments on A Kilchoan Diary: Help When It's NeededJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-31986022555143268462015-11-24T20:24:47.090+00:002015-11-24T20:24:47.090+00:00We used to tow our dinghy until a memorable event ...We used to tow our dinghy until a memorable event in the Sound off Lochaline when it filled with water and the painter snapped. Several attempts to catch it were unsuccessful and we had to abandon it because we'd got too close to the shore. Since then, I've been a stickler that the dinghy always but always gets deflated and lashed down on deck no matter how benign the conditions!Neil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-2508555982882449662013-05-09T21:54:08.636+01:002013-05-09T21:54:08.636+01:00Life jacket worn under waterproof a seago manual i...Life jacket worn under waterproof a seago manual inflatable. I agree transits in severe weather are best avoided. I had hoped to use the earlier better weather window - lessons learned. The yachtsman greatly appreciates the vigilance, care and concern that was evident from Kilchoan's marine observers, seafarers and Alastair McLachlan in particular. This is not taken for granted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-82490278129187556512013-05-09T20:52:21.361+01:002013-05-09T20:52:21.361+01:00The lone sailor described here was well aware of t...The lone sailor described here was well aware of the forecast. I don't think this Diary entry suggests anywhere that he should not have been out. What he undertook was challenging, and the price he paid was the loss of his dinghy.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-58601549256510416072013-05-09T20:27:38.612+01:002013-05-09T20:27:38.612+01:00Lone sailors should take heed of the weather forec...Lone sailors should take heed of the weather forecast before putting to sea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-43764017586099353392013-05-09T16:03:47.705+01:002013-05-09T16:03:47.705+01:00What no lifejackets ! Local fisherman should no be...What no lifejackets ! Local fisherman should no better! Well done to your tiny community once again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com