Jun 11, 20181 min readThe journey south commencesWe leave Coll bright and early the following morning with Oban as our destination. We cross the Passage of Tiree towards Mull and are the...
Jun 9, 20183 min readIslands and dolphinsTobermory is a beautiful little harbour with houses on the waterfront all painted in different colours - making it reminiscent of...
Jun 6, 20183 min readBack to salt waterThe next morning we wake at 06:30 giving us the one and a half hours we like to have before departure. The Fort Augustus flight...
May 30, 20182 min readInto the Caledonian CanalWe have now sailed exactly 665 nautical miles (1,232 kilometers) from IJmuiden to the most northerly point of our trip around Britain and...
May 26, 20183 min readFinal stops northPlanning a trip round Britain is far from straight forward. One of the key constraints which we are bound by is the depth (draft) of our...
May 20, 20183 min readChange of planWe set the alarm clock early in order to leave Eyemouth with sufficient water under the keel. In effect this sees us motoring out of the...
May 18, 20183 min readAt anchor at Holy IslandWe leave Amble shortly before low water with just enough water under the keel to get over the tidal sill at the harbour entrance. The sea...
May 17, 20183 min readGoing northAs we leave Whitby and sail out to sea again we both realise how lucky we are with the sunshine in the first half of May. Our destination...