didinichMay 30, 20211 min readEngine Troubles keep us in StonehavenSaturday/Sunday 29-30 May 2021 oh dear - the engine really isn’t happy. Water in the fuel system and we have to order parts (Fuel...
didinichMay 28, 20211 min readStonehaven - chapter 2Friday 28th May2021 The picture below says it all....,
didinichMay 28, 20211 min readPeterhead to StonehavenThursday 27th May 2021 Bye bye Patrick 👋👋 More turbines but lovely favourable tide which delivered us almost to Stonehaven. A bit slow...
didinichMay 28, 20211 min readMacduff to PeterheadWednesday 26th May 2021 A bouncy start continued most of the way around Troup Head, followed by Rattray Head. Quite misty and then gusty...
didinichMay 28, 20211 min readWick to MacduffTuesday 25th May 2021 Our first encounter with major wind farms. Having checked their websites and poured over the Notice to Mariners, we...
didinichMay 28, 20211 min readWickWednesday 24th May 2021 Another day in Wick waiting out the Low. Trip to Tesco's thanks to kindness of Adam and Louise lending us a car -...
didinichMay 24, 20211 min readWeather bound in WickSunday 23rd May 2021 The Met office weather map speaks for itself..... The rain had yet to set in and on advice from Cousin Adam we spent...
didinichMay 24, 20211 min readLonghope to WickSaturday 22 May 2021 Slipped at 1340 with very precise times worked out for various waypoints to cope with the notorious Pentland Firth...
didinichMay 24, 20211 min readStromness to LonghopeFriday 21st May 2021 Set off at 1500 to Longhope in order to position ourselves for the Pentland Firth crossing the following day....
didinichMay 24, 20211 min readStromness Lay DaysWednesday/Thursday 19-20th May 2021 Decided to stop for a bit on our trip to explore Stromness and the Orkneys. We booked into the Ferry...
didinichMay 19, 20211 min readLoch Eriboll to StromnessTuesday 18 May 2021 Left at 0930 from our refuge in Rispond Bay Loch Eriboll. We looked for the sea otters which didn’t appear. We did...
didinichMay 19, 20211 min readKinlochbervie via Cape Wrath to Loch EribollMonday 17th May 2021 We have reached our 'turning point', the farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland. Much careful planning...
didinichMay 16, 20211 min readUllapool to KinlochbervieSunday 16th May 2021 Old Man of Stoerr Only yacht In Kinlochbervie Next big adventure tomorrow is rounding Cape Wrath. Weather good,...
didinichMay 16, 20211 min readLoch Ewe to UlapoolSaturday 15th May 2021 Dive bombed by skuas.... "Sailing Vessel Seahorse this Warship..." The navy again - we were called up on channel...
didinichMay 16, 20211 min readPortree to Altbea, Loch EweFriday 14th May Sea Pony pressed into service at Portree. Shephered by the Navy on our way up to Loch Ewe. Depth sounder not working -...
didinichMay 13, 20211 min readPlockton to PortreeWednesday 12 May 2021 Through Loch Carron, under Raasay, up the Sound and into Portree, the biggest town on Skye and so pretty. After...
didinichMay 13, 20211 min readArisaig to PlocktonTuesday 11 May 2021 Set off very early to get out of Arisaig at HW. It was pouring with rain and pretty miserable. We were so busy...
didinichMay 13, 20211 min readTobermory to ArisaigMonday 10 May 2021 We waited anxiously in the morning for the tide to turn north to take us round the notorious Ardnamurchan Point with...
didinichMay 9, 20211 min readWeatherbound again in ObanSaturday 8th May 2021 We took the launch over to the mainland and consoled ourselves with a slap up lunch and some retail therapy before...
