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Day 8 Ardglass 20 July 62.4 miles: 10 hours 37 minutes Rockabill After a rest day in Malahide doing some maintenance we set off on the long haul up to the fishing town and marina of Ardglass. We had considered the anchorage at Skerries but the forecast didn’t look favourable for a North facing anchorage so we kept going. The sea was flat as can be all the way with minimal opportunities for sailing. We did sail some of the way but it was mostly motor sailing and whale watching. Tony had told us all about the whales he had seen so we were all keen to catch sight of them ourselves. On this occasion we were not lucky. Day 9 Peel 21 July 35 miles: 5 hours 50 minutes 34