d63 Aug28 Tue Cork

Retrieved my bike from Victoria Cross Cycles.
Posted my sailing gear back to England.
Repacked the panniers and prepared to resume cycling.
Reminded of someone I might remeet on the Atlantic coast.

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d62 Aug27 Mon Waterford-Cork

The forecast weather would have made it difficult to sail to Cork, then to Cornwall, before the next gales arrived.
So we went our different ways, the boat with the rest of the crew towards the Scillies,

and I by bus to Cork to resume cycling the Atlantic coast of Ireland.

d60,61 s27,28 Aug25,26 Sat,Sun Wicklow-Waterford 102nm

Because gales were forecast for Sunday evening, decided to sail overnight to reach good shelter in Waterford 100nm away. 
Motored out round Wicklow Head then sailed S. 
Wind dropped so resorted to motoring, but the engine drive that had been temporarily fixed in Berehaven on day34 failed at 20:00, so Paul & Graham working in torchlight in the cramped engine compartment replaced the failed drive with a new part in 3hours, while the rest of us sailed the boat as smoothly as possible.  
Rounded Great Saltee Isle at 03:30 and headed for Hook Head,

then up the estuary to Waterford Sunday morning.

d59 s26 Aug24 Fri Dublin-Wicklow 29nm

Tacked out of Dublin Bay into a south easterly.

Cut inside Muglins Island.
Carried on tacking to Bray Head,
then the wind changed in our favour and we laid Wicklow on one beat in three hours of pouring rain.

d58 s25 Aug23 Thu Skerries-Dublin Poolbeg marina 27nm

Woken up early by the wrong sort of sound coming from our tethers to the quay.
Fixed the problem then decided to sail on.
Rounded the Howth headland, and put in close to the centre of Dublin.
Saw the Tall Ships gathering.
Amerigo Vespucci

Half the fleet

from Equador

from Italy ?

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d57 s24 Aug22 Wed Ardglass-Skerries 54nm

Departure delayed by a Dutch yacht aground and blocking the channel. 
Beat for several hours into an opposing wind. 
Passed the mountains of Mourne.

Then once G took the helm, the wind veered to help us, the sea became less confused, the sun came out, and we could head for our choice of ports.   Happy Borthday G.

d56 s23 Aug21 Tue Donghadee-Ardglass 29nm810

Decided not to sail to Isle of Man because it would have been difficult to get back to Ireland against the forecast winds over the coming days. 
Timed our departure to make the most of the tidal flow, tacking SSW against a SW wind, and got in before the wind strengthened as forecast.