SAILING a yacht from Largs to Portavadie on Saturday, the wind and tide created a washing machine effect up Loch Fyne.
For beginners, it was an exciting trip but on Sunday strong easterlies, expected to gust up to gale force, were enough to keep the boat tied up in the marina.
Those same winds would have blasted Westport beach, which for surfers is good as it helps to build up the wave fronts.