From Rathlin Island to Bangor (Belfast)

After a days rest in Church Bay Rathlin, we ventured out into the Rathlin Sound on our way south. The Sound is renown for its tidal vortexes and we got the whole works. The waves were fierce probably because the wind was from the East and the tide was flowing towards the East, so where the two forces met head to head the waves were extra high.
We were swept along with a reefed genoa, aided by the tide, all the way to the entrance of the Belfast Lough, then motored the final half hour into Bangor Marina. Unfortunately an RNLI life boat had taken our booked pontoon so we were assigned H4. This proved slightly difficult because of a brisk wind blowing us off the pontoon. Luckily a lady in a nearby yacht helped us secure our ropes.
All was fine and we made lots of new friends in wonderful Bangor. Wifi was great, pontoons new, facilities well looked after, and the town has most of the shops including some coffee hangouts.