WIP
Still pics to be added if the computer can recover the corrupt camera disk with my hi-res pics on, fortunately most stuff to Kerkwall and from Eriboll and a few others are either OK or backed up to the lap top.Posted previously on Facebook.
A very busy afternoon, I left the anchorage at 12:00 for slack tide across the Stronsay Firth which has very strong currents, through “The String” as it changed favourable at the far end and alongside Kirkwall at 15:15. Since then it has been non stop.
The wind tomorrow is not good, v light but improving later to the west but Friday and Saturday are worse with no usable wind so it’s an early start tomorrow, thankfully 04:30 or a tad later not what I originally supposed 04:00, to get to the Burgar Rost during the last hour of the favourable tide, earlier than that a day after springs is a big no-no, later and the tide runs at up to 7 knots against.
2 trips to Tescos, one to a garage for diesel in case I missed the short visit by the berth master (evening visit time not advertised, it is now, and no answer on the phone), more diesel when he turned up so I now have up to 400 nm range at economic cruising (no reserve which is clearly not something I’d do except in a dire emergency on the boat). A shower and it was 20:00, i am knackered and my feet will be complaining in the morning.
Another long day to Loch Eriboll tomorrow, there is no real alternative with winds with north in them. i will probably then have a rest day before tackling Cape Wrath almost certainly for the last time. Then probably Stornoway in 2 or even 3 easy legs then down to Barra.
Click her for Loch Eriboll.
A very busy afternoon, I left the anchorage at 12:00 for slack tide across the Stronsay Firth which has very strong currents, through “The String” as it changed favourable at the far end and alongside Kirkwall at 15:15. Since then it has been non stop.
The wind tomorrow is not good, v light but improving later to the west but Friday and Saturday are worse with no usable wind so it’s an early start tomorrow, thankfully 04:30 or a tad later not what I originally supposed 04:00, to get to the Burgar Rost during the last hour of the favourable tide, earlier than that a day after springs is a big no-no, later and the tide runs at up to 7 knots against.
2 trips to Tescos, one to a garage for diesel in case I missed the short visit by the berth master (evening visit time not advertised, it is now, and no answer on the phone), more diesel when he turned up so I now have up to 400 nm range at economic cruising (no reserve which is clearly not something I’d do except in a dire emergency on the boat). A shower and it was 20:00, i am knackered and my feet will be complaining in the morning.
Another long day to Loch Eriboll tomorrow, there is no real alternative with winds with north in them. i will probably then have a rest day before tackling Cape Wrath almost certainly for the last time. Then probably Stornoway in 2 or even 3 easy legs then down to Barra.
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| 14 miles in 3 hours. |
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