Three boats made the first cruise of the new season , a weekend jaunt to Lossie.

Baccarat, with Tom Paling, his brother Sam, Jim Cockburn and Mike Holmes.  L'Acushla, with Danny Coutts and Ian Mackay. Heart of Gold with George Selvester and Pete Loutit.

the weather was absolutely great to us although we could have done with a little more wind. On the Saturday (28th April) we set sail from Cromarty at 1030, the sailing was quite good to start with, making 5 knots from a South Easterly breeze but by 1200 this had dropped to light and variable for the rest of the day and we ended up motoring. A great party was held aboard Baccarat on arrival around 1530 still basking in bright sunshine although there was still a little chill in the air. Most of the crews enjoyed a meal at one of the local hotels before going back to the boats and an early bed.

Sunday started off very good with the same conditions as the day before and again we had to motor all the way home. a breeze did get up just as we approached the Buss bank. Baccarat made straight for Inverness and the two Cromarty based boats moored their vessels and retired to the Royal Hotel for another well deserved pint  A good weekend was had by all who took part.