We had arranged to meet Chris and Anna at Ardfern. They had spent a few days camping and kayaking and were going to join us for Sunday. However first we had to get out of Cuan Sound and then through the Dorus Mor into Loch Craignish. Cuan Sound proved quite exciting as things happened quite quickly once we got into the main run of tide. We were soon swept past the marked rock in the middle of the channel and kept scarily close to the end of Torsa to avoid the unmarked rocks near there. We recorded a maximum speed of 9.7 knots, whilst motoring at about 5 knots. The Dorus Mor was a bit tame by comparison, possibly because we were near the end of the ebb.
We went up Loch Craignish and picked up a mooring in “The Lagoon” whilst we had lunch. We then sailed down behind the islands on the Eastern side of the loch and anchored near Eilan Gabhar. Mistake. Should have just motored as the wind was messed up by the high islands and the water was cluttered with fish farms. We then landed on Eilean Righ to explore and look for the cup marked rocks. Mistake 2. Although our destination was only 500m from the shore we turned back after I got fed up with struggling through bracken, brambles and bog in light rain. Surprisingly we managed to get to Ardfern Marina before Chris and Anna and my temper had improved a bit by the time they arrived. Follow the
track on Google Maps.
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| Swirly water in Cuan Sound |
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| Heading for the Dorus Mor during one of the fine spells between showers. |
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| Anchorage seen from the impenetrable interior of Eilean Righ |
