The mist cleared on Saturday as the wind got up beyond what
was forecast, giving interesting rowing conditions for the three skiffs in the race
track from Seaview along the shore to the finish in Easdale Sound.
The Portobello visitors in Ice Breaker showed their
experience by powering ahead in the first race, closely followed by Mid
Argyll’s Uisge with Selkie of Seil quite a bit behind. The Rowportys victory
was a bit of a moral one however, as the wind had whipped away the announcement
that the finish line had been changed,
so that they came to a temporary halt at the pier and allowed the Selkies to
cross the new line first.
The line was changed back for the second race, which had the
same finishing order, Selkie suffering a broken thole pin just after the start.
By the third race the Selkies were getting more into their
stride, but again Ice Breaker powered home a little in front of Uisge.
The proposed Round Easdale Race had to be abandoned, as the
wind had whipped up quite a nasty sea outside of the sound, so there was plenty
of time for members of all three clubs to inspect and try out the other skiffs
and socialise.
The main entertainment at the ceilidh came from Neil and
Laura Kennedy and the Seil Sound singers with solo contributions from among
others Emily Aldwinkle and Graham
Campbell who sang and Sue Vest who delivered a beautiful flute solo.
Uisge couldn’t stay for the Sunday, so the two other skiffs
had a cruise in company in stunning conditions, the sun sparkling over the
waves, down tide through the Cuan Sound followed by a parade past the Tigh an
Truish and under the Bridge over the Atlantic.
During the weekend there were many opportunities for visitors to have go at rowing. Scottish Coastal Rowing is spreading like a virus round our shores.
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