Dingle to Galway bay

This was the longest passage we had leaving Dingle at lunch time and setting sail North North East into Galway bay, this was going to add 8 hours to our circumnavigation but it was a necessity as I had arranged to pick up two mates ken and Jim new crew in Galway city its always best to stick to the plan.
Eighteen hrs later we were all exhausted it was my  first night passage we were all feeling the sheer exhaustion Brendan went for a sleep dawn was breaking over Galway bay and we had a couple of hours before we arrived we missed the sluish gates but luckily made rest tied to a small pontoon just around the corner beside the RNLI and the Aran Islands cargo ferry, it was time for Brendan to bid farewell he certainly did his bit for "Stoney b" a tough sailor never afraid to get stuck in.
I got a few hrs kip before new crew came cleaned boat inside and out before Tobin and I headed up around Galway city, couldn't have timed it better the races were on the city was thriving with street entertainment it was Ireland's answer to the Mar di gra.

Jim Hughes hard at work making a base for the dinghy out of an old pallet.