2022 Report
Easdale RIB Rendezvous 2022
Following 2020’s cancellation and the ‘unofficial’ ERR of 2021 it was great to see so many make the effort to head to Easdale, be it for the first time or for many a reunion of old friends. Whilst the event is officially staged over just 2 days, a number head up for significantly longer.
The weather during the week leading up to the event could only be described as fabulous. Those who came early were treated to flat calm seas. Ideal conditions to venture out in boats. Saturday was not so kind, the wind blew from SSE at around F5. Erraid was off the agenda but a good number headed to Loch Tarbert, Jura. For those who had never been to Loch Tarbert, there are a number of inner lochs which to enter required a bit of navigation.
For those totally unfamiliar or previously non-adventurous, once everyone thought they were at the head of the loch the group headed up a long very narrow channel to find a further inner loch. This is a single file and at slow speed, a channel with 5 sets of transits (Transits 2 are missing).
Following a coffee break some headed on to circumnavigate Jura, the majority headed back up the west coast of Jura to play in the Corryvreckan which had just started to flow westwards. By the end of the day the rain came in and the pubs beckoned.
Sunday dawned bright with a decreasing wind forecast. Normally a shorter day the decision was taken to head to Erraid on the SW corner of Mull. Many landed at Erraid, others decided to head to Iona and the café. Many then pressed on to circumnavigate Mull visiting Staffa, the Treshnish Isles, Tobermory and more. Those who had to be in work Monday mainly returned directly to Easdale to recover their boats. It had been an excellent day and undertaken by boats as small as 4.0m.
How many boats attended? It is difficult to calculate. Whilst 23 boats departed Easdale on Saturday the group was joined en-route by a number of other boats from other start points. On Sunday it was even more difficult to calculate as boats came and went. Some of the smaller RIBs who headed out on Sunday were not seen on Saturday probably due to the weather forecast. Some who came out Saturday possibly thought that they needed time to dry out on Sunday. It seems a significant number of accommodation providers locally were full for the weekend which is great and both The Oyster Bar and the newly opened Puffer Bar were lively.
Thanks to all and we hope to see you all in 2023.
Tony and Team Seafari.
Following 2020’s cancellation and the ‘unofficial’ ERR of 2021 it was great to see so many make the effort to head to Easdale, be it for the first time or for many a reunion of old friends. Whilst the event is officially staged over just 2 days, a number head up for significantly longer.
The weather during the week leading up to the event could only be described as fabulous. Those who came early were treated to flat calm seas. Ideal conditions to venture out in boats. Saturday was not so kind, the wind blew from SSE at around F5. Erraid was off the agenda but a good number headed to Loch Tarbert, Jura. For those who had never been to Loch Tarbert, there are a number of inner lochs which to enter required a bit of navigation.
For those totally unfamiliar or previously non-adventurous, once everyone thought they were at the head of the loch the group headed up a long very narrow channel to find a further inner loch. This is a single file and at slow speed, a channel with 5 sets of transits (Transits 2 are missing).
Following a coffee break some headed on to circumnavigate Jura, the majority headed back up the west coast of Jura to play in the Corryvreckan which had just started to flow westwards. By the end of the day the rain came in and the pubs beckoned.
Sunday dawned bright with a decreasing wind forecast. Normally a shorter day the decision was taken to head to Erraid on the SW corner of Mull. Many landed at Erraid, others decided to head to Iona and the café. Many then pressed on to circumnavigate Mull visiting Staffa, the Treshnish Isles, Tobermory and more. Those who had to be in work Monday mainly returned directly to Easdale to recover their boats. It had been an excellent day and undertaken by boats as small as 4.0m.
How many boats attended? It is difficult to calculate. Whilst 23 boats departed Easdale on Saturday the group was joined en-route by a number of other boats from other start points. On Sunday it was even more difficult to calculate as boats came and went. Some of the smaller RIBs who headed out on Sunday were not seen on Saturday probably due to the weather forecast. Some who came out Saturday possibly thought that they needed time to dry out on Sunday. It seems a significant number of accommodation providers locally were full for the weekend which is great and both The Oyster Bar and the newly opened Puffer Bar were lively.
Thanks to all and we hope to see you all in 2023.
Tony and Team Seafari.
