Howth to Arklow
July 23rd 2011 This started out as a sail to Wicklow but we continued on to Arklow to enable us to get to Kilmore Quay in one hop. We left Howth at 0600 and arrived in Arklow about 1500. We had a NW F3 which was giving us 5 - 6 knots under sail alone until about 1030. Then it faded and the engine came on for the rest of the trip. I had calculated getting to within 5 miles of Arklow before the tide changed but w
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