Blustery day tacking up the coast against the wind to reach entrance to the Lough at low water so can take flood tide in (water runs fast through entrance so need to carefully time). In afternoon the wind veered around to the east, as can be seen on the track so didn’t need to tack across.
When left Lambay Island I could see the mountains either side of the Lough faintly in the distance, and so exciting to slowly draw closer during the day and be able to stay right next to Carlingford mountain.
I was slightly early entering the Lough (so I could get in before dark) and so slowly made my way in against last of the ebb tide that with sea swell produced surfing standing wave!
Tacking around the Skerries.
Paravane and lure for trolling for mackerel (the original meaning of the word!)
44 nautical miles
