[Ep 6] Single handed sailing Scotland, Largs Marina to Tarbert, Sailing Sula, a Hanse 385.

This was a beautiful single handed sail from Largs Marina to Tarbert. There was some light wind across the Firth of Clyde. Through the Kyles of Bute was very still and tranquil. More good practice for solo sailing and Tarbert Marina was very quiet. Look forward to getting back to Tarbert for a good look around once the restrictions have relaxed. October 2020.
Sailing Sula, a Hanse 385 (2013)

[@yeystoke]

Pro level footage whilst single handed, nice work!

[@SailingSula]

thank you so much for the comment 🙏

[@ramsayward6582]

Brilliant. I've got plenty of good memories of Tarbert loch Fyne. Spent lots of weekends there with friends and locals. Great channel.

[@SailingSula]

love Tarbert too, cheers 😊

[@mandatennent6849]

I live in Millport right across from Largs ❤️ absolutely gorgeous

[@SailingSula]

thanks Manda, Millport is beautiful, we were there at the weekend on anchor and having a wee swim 😊

[@fergusferguson8536]

Makes me homesick watching this vid. Nice tunes and the diving looks good there too. From SY. Done a bit of scuba in the firth of clyde...great job Sula.

[@SailingSula]

cheers Fergus 👍

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

Peaceful video. I went the same route as part of competent crew training a few years ago and enjoyed it. I'm finally hoping to buy my first boat in April after I complete my Day Skipper practical. Great sailing.

[@SailingSula]

sounds brilliant, thanks for the comment

[@theyacht40]

Brilliant again really enjoying the videos ,,,Love the drone footage great view of the entrance to Tarbert ..

[@SailingSula]

thanks 👍

[@odyshopody9387]

I was born in Greenock in 1967, but was raised in the States. My Mom told me stories of Largs, she would spend summers there housekeeping for two elderly ladies. I've been back a couple of times in the last few years, it is beautiful there especially Largs! I learned to sail in San Francisco, when I retire I would love to spend a summer sailing along the Clyde. Oh, that was some great single handed sailing by the way, very smart tying off at the dock!

[@TroyaE117]

You are mooring up like a veteran. Salut !

[@SailingSula]

cheers 👍

[@steveclarke7494]

Man that makes me homesick. I'm Paisley born. My mum still lives not too far from Largs . I used to take mum and dad to Largs for lunch when ever I visited. I have a 34ft sloop on Saginaw Bay, Michigan. Doesn't compare to the West of Scotland. Thank you for posting this. I'm a subscriber now.

[@jimhunter5005]

Thank you so much. Loved that! We are newbies, bought our first boat (Beneteau 36cc) in October 2020 and have her in the water at Largs (way over at N35 for ease of take off/landing!). We managed to complete our Day Skippers on her, but haven't been able to sail her on our own yet! We sailed to Tarbert during our Competent Crew course, and will definitely go back. Really can't wait to get out on her, and your lovely video just made the yearning worse! Cheers. : )

[@SailingSula]

Thanks Jim, I just bought Sula in July last year and sailed her down to Largs from Shieldaig with my brother. The only really daunting part was berthing in and out of the marinas. We had a day with Leith Nautical once we got to Largs on berthing which was well worth it. See you in Largs after lockdown..!

[@mrvegardeide]

Mysterious similar scenery to Norway. Love it.

[@SailingSula]

thanks 😊

[@stevenpaul9259]

Great footage, the drone stuff in particular. Tarbert is one of my favourite places to sail to.

[@SailingSula]

👍

[@vtrmcs]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@SailingSula]

thank you 👍

[@hounslowparks2469]

Scotland is so goddamn beautiful.

[@fergusferguson8536]

Nice sail. you've got that pontoon mooring sorted.

[@SailingSula]

thanks Fergus 👍

[@stevenmcinnis6226]

Very nice videos. I’m very interested, because I owne a Hanse 505 that is trapped in Norway. I am from USA and sailed the boat from Newport RI to Cowes in 2018, then cruised Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Aland Islands, Finland, Estonia, back to Sweden and Denmark then up the west coast to Oslo, intending to return this past May. However Norway will not allow Americans to enter at all, so I left the boat on the hard in Norway. Now I plan to hire an English company to deliver her to Inverness next May 1, and we Americans are allowed into UK (may need to quarantine, but that’s OK). Then through the Caledonian Canal and spend the whole summer cruising the West of Scotland, including the Clyde. So very interested in your clear videos. Very good to identify where you are going and what islands you are passing. Lots of videos don’t do that and they are not very useful. Keep them coming!!! Maybe we’ll run into you next summer!!! Steve McInnis

[@SailingSula]

Thanks for the comment Steve. Through the Caledonian Canal to the West Coast will be fantastic, look forward to seeing you in the Clyde !

[@mikefetterman6782]

Great video. The UK, and Scandanavians have always been the worlds best sailors, and I love the Hanse range. I especially like the new emotion, but unsure about rudder pressure. They should have an electric range saildrive, either electric yacht or ocean volt or thunderstruck motors would work great. I look forward to more. Thanks again. I am dreaming of a circumnavigation retirement for the end of my life.

[@SailingSula]

cheers Mike

[@seanmccreadie]

Great video. We bought our boat (Colourful Dream) March last year. Sailed same route in September from Holy Loch with an overnight in the inner harbour Rothesay. Then on to Tarbert. Great place with great seafood. Hopefully see you out there 👍⛵️

[@SailingSula]

see you out there Sean 👍

[@Tatstaylor1]

Thanks for this trip. I’m researching Scotland for a future season - so interested in tour route planning and practical tips on anchorages, good marinas vs bad! Look forward to your next trip!

[@SailingSula]

thanks Ian

[@JD-qn3zf]

Largs, the best marina in the world, spend a few days on a friends boat not long before you done this video, “Salamander”! Complements from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@andrewdickson3789]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I love that journey and have completed it many times. I live in Largs but I come from Tarbert! See you on the water...

[@SailingSula]

cheers Andrew 👍

[@edinburghwalks9137]

Good video keep them coming

[@TheSeahawk34]

Enjoyed this video very much and look forward to catching up with your back catalogue. Hoping to sail in Scotland during 2021 so great to see. Thanks. Mark

[@SailingSula]

cheers Mark

[@gonzaloluna5371]

The scenery just like navigating in the Chiloe Islands from Chile, that I had to go trough in my fishing boat in the late 80's

[@SailingSula]

👍

[@brucecowie233]

Nice trip, and great drone footage. I sailed round the Kyles many times on Sula when she was called Blazeman.

[@SailingSula]

Thanks Bruce, that's amazing! she is a beautiful boat, so comfortable and easy to sail.

[@viviennebrooks3055]

Ive got the lightship SULA in Gloucestershire hi!!! Looks lovely up there !

[@SailingSula]

Hi Vivienne, Lightship SULA looks amazing! just had a look on-line. 👍

[@viviennebrooks3055]

@@SailingSula anytime your passing but you are a proper sailor! Been to Skye but we must come to the islands some time.

[@isaiah30v8]

Looks like you have a nice protected area to sail around that's well away from the swell.

[@SailingSula]

👍

[@tristramgordon8252]

Nice photography, a drone ? Usually I'm running around the Scotland on my motorbike, thanks for the other perspective.

[@standrewpics]

Very nice

[@SailingSula]

Thanks

[@claussalt4140]

Thx for sharing. We sail on the Solent, UK. I have lots of questions but will save some for new episodes. For the time being, I hope you don’t mind me asking about buoyage up there. We’re the channels marked that you ‘followed’ or just some locations?

[@SailingSula]

thanks , the shipping channels are marked and the approach to Rhu Marina is well marked with buoys and leading lights

[@mikepereira1910]

Can I ask you, how cold were you on this trip? I sail the Great Lakes in the U.S. and October is very cold sailing for us. And much of the lakes freeze over in winter. How late in the year can you sail? Thank you for sharing this trip.

[@SailingSula]

HI Mike, it is mild enough in October. I was out in December this year and it was also ok. It has been very cold the last few weeks but we are in lockdown so haven't been able to get out and see what its like. all the best.

[@xharbora]

Nice

[@SailingSula]

Thanks

[@georgecumming760]

Really awesome. Why did you choose to lasso midship and not stern? Or did it not matter becoz of the calm?

[@petem6354]

Agree, curious. Certainly, lassoing from mid-ships to an adjacent pontoon bollard is the best way to secure initial control when single-handed, then lash onto the on-board mid-cleat. As for dangling a bowline loop over the edge and hoping to pick up a bollard on the pontoon . . . fraught with risk! Why not a two-handed lasso from the deck?

[@svjobeth6256]

Hello! Greetings from The Florida Keys! We just found your channel and hope to see more from you, as we're planning to be in Scotland (hopefully!) in 2022. What type of boat is Sula?

[@SailingSula]

Hello, Sula is a Hanse 385.

[@sailingceltic1911]

Nice one. What drone do you use. FAIR WINDS T.J.

[@SailingSula]

Hi TJ, it is the Mavic Air 2.

[@PeterSwanson-e3u]

Who is singing?

[@SailingSula]

Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird