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Bha mi ann an gheat ann an cala Stromness. Tha sin ann an Arcaibh. Bha sinn a鈥� feitheamh ri s矛de a bha freagarrach airson se貌ladh. Airson d脿 latha cha robh sinn a鈥� se貌ladh. Bha a鈥� ghaoth aig 矛re g猫ile. Bha i ro gharbh airson se貌ladh.

Ach mu dheireadh thall she貌l sinn. Bha i fhathast garbh, ge-t脿. Bha am b脿ta a鈥� tulgadh gu m貌r. Bha mi aig an sti霉ir airson greis. Bha an einnsean air. Th脿inig an t-貌rdugh bhon sgiobair. Togaibh an se貌l-cinn! Cuiribh stad air an einnsean!

鈥橲 e an se貌l-cinn an jib. 鈥橲 e sin se貌l aig toiseach a鈥� gheat. Bha a鈥� ghaoth l脿idir l脿idir. Cha robh feum againn air an t-se貌l mh貌r. Bha sinn a鈥� se貌ladh luath gu le貌r leis an t-se貌l-chinn a-mh脿in.

Bha e a鈥� c貌rdadh rium gu m貌r. Bha am b脿ta a鈥� dol gu math. Bha sinn a鈥� d猫anamh air t矛r-m貌r na h-Alba.

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听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha m貌ran agam ri ionns-achadh mu she貌ladh fhathast. Ach air an latha sin, dh鈥檌onnsaich mi rudeigin cudromach. Cha do ch貌rd e rium aig an 脿m. Ach bha e feumail dhomh. Airson a鈥� chiad turas riamh, bha cur na mara orm. Tha mi air a bhith ann am b脿taichean fad mo bheatha. Cha robh riamh cur na mara orm. Uill, cha robh chun an latha sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan urrainn dhomh a r脿dh carson a th脿inig e orm. Bha a鈥� mhuir garbh. Bha suaile mh貌r ann. Bha sguailean dona ann. Bha sinn a鈥� tulgadh. Ach bha mi ann am muir mar sin roimhe.

听听听听听听听听听听听 脌s d猫idh d脿 uair a th矛de aig muir, cha robh mi a鈥� faireachdainn gu math. 鈥淭arraing air an sg貌d!鈥� th脿inig an t-貌rdugh. 鈥淩uairidh 鈥� tarraing air an sg貌d!鈥�

I was in a yacht in StromnessHarbour. That is in Orkney. We were awaiting weather that was suitable for sailing. For two days we were not sailing. The wind was [at] gale force. It was too rough to sail.

听听听听听听听 But eventually we sailed. It was still rough, however. The boat was pitching heavily. I was at the helm for a while. The engine was on. The order came from the skipper. Raise the jib! Stop the engine!

听听听听听听听 The se貌l-cinn is the jib. That鈥檚 a sail at the front of the yacht. The wind was very strong. We had no need of the mainsail. We were sailing fast enough with just the jib.

听听听听听听听 I was greatly enjoying it. The boat was going well. We were making for the mainland of Scotland.

听听听听听听听 I still have much to learn about sailing. But on that day, I learned an important thing. I didn鈥檛 enjoy it at the time. But it was useful to me. For the first time ever I was seasick. I鈥檝e been in boats all my life. I never had seasickness. Well, I hadn鈥檛 until that day.

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听听听听听听听 I can鈥檛 say why I suffered it. The sea was rough. There was a big swell. There were bad squalls. We were pitching. But I had been on a sea like that before.

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听听听听听听 After two hours at sea, I wasn鈥檛 feeling well. 鈥淗aul on the sheet!鈥� came the order. 鈥淩uairidh 鈥� haul on the sheet!鈥�

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