The voyages of the Fulmar
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leg of the race and, with luck, the whole thing.
Extract from The Glasgow Herald of Tuesday, July 17: -
Clyde Cruising Club In the early hours of yesterday morning the yachts of the Clyde Cruising Club set off from Crinan on the second leg of their race from Port Bannatyne to Tobermory. The first part of the race ended at Ardrishaig, after which the yachts went through the Crinan Canal.
The winners at Ardrishaig were (correct elapsed times) :Class 1. 1 Sally of Kames (Ian Muirhead) 5h 26m 45s;
2 Fulmar ( R G Mowat) 5h 28m 55s;
3 Vanda ( J N MacDonald) 5h 42m 39s.
Extract from the Glasgow Herald of Monday, July 23:
Clyde Cruising Club The 28 yachts which raced from Port Bannatyne to Tobermory under the burgee of the Clyde Cruising Club got a rare dusting and with as much wind as they wished the bigger boats came into their own. The 14-ton cutter Fulmar, which distinguished herself many years ago as one of the few finishers in a stormy Fastnet race, won the Tobermory Cup for the large class, and the seven-ton sloop Trefoil captured the Torridon Cup for the small class.
Driven hard from Port Bannatyne by a fresh easterly, the yachts found a calm patch off Ardrishaig, but they were blown through the canal to Crinan, where the second leg of the race was sailed in a good easterly breeze, resulting in fast passages. The 12-metre yacht Cerigo arrived first at Tobermory from Crinan in 45 secs short of seven hours. Results (Corrected Times) :Class 1: 1 Fulmar (R G Mowat) – 10h 28m 42s;
2 Sally of Kames (Ian Muihead) – 10h 44m 33s;
3 Arcturus (Ian Young) – 11h 26m 31s.
Vanda (J K MacDonald) 11h 28m 51s. Helen (Jim Peters) 11h 49m 49s. Torridon (Messrs Scott and Ure) 11h 56m 24s. Gunna (Thomas Reid) 11h 56m 35s. Mokoia (W P Watson) 11h 58m 10s. Vagrant (Dr Kennedy Young) 12h 11m 16s. Nan of Clynder ( P M Wilson) 12h 21m 16s. Boomerang (Henry MacLean) 12h 41m 14s. Cerigo (Dr Andrew Tindal) 12h 47m 5s. St Roma (J T Donald) 13h 3m 49s. Seewolf (Messrs Lawrence) 14h 39m 31s.
Crinan to Tobermory
Class 1: 1 Fulmar – 4h 49m 47s;
2 Arcturus – 5h 9m 44s; 3 Sally of Kames – 5h 17m 48s.
Vagrant 5h 30m 58s. Gunna 5h 37m 15s. Mokoia 5h 37m 54s. Siolta (Mr and Mrs John McKean) 5h 39m 48s. Vanda 5h 46m 12s. Helen 5h 48m 4s. Boomerang 5h 48m 13s. Seewolf 5h 57m 30s. Nan of Clynder 5h 57m 41s. Cerigo 6h 17m 9s. St Roma 6h 28m 52s.
Next week: The cruise begins