Tope Festival 2009 - The first Day

Below are some photos of boats leaving for the 4th tope fishing festival which when we left the harbour at Bowmore at 10 am the wind was sw 15 mph, but within 2 hrs the wind had picked up to 36 mph with gusts of 50 mph so I think most of the boats surfed home as the seas picked up to 1.5 - 2 mtrs. The boats were drifting to quick and a decision was taken to postpone the comp till the next day at 9 am with some mackerel, pollock and even a lumpsucker caught I think sunday is going to be an interesting day.!!!!

Watch this space!!!!!!!!!!!