Newcastle to Lowestoft – 222.4 miles in 35 hours and 35 minutes A long passage this one as there were not many possible places to break the trip, so we decided to go for it in one hit. We started 4am from Royal Quays and then arrived in Lowestoft just …
Eyemouth to Royal Quays Marina (North Shields) – 64.8 miles in 10 hours and 15 minutes A lovely passage today. We only managed to sail around half of it as the wind died, but the sun came out and when we were able to sail, it was excellent sailing. We …
Arbroath to Eyemouth – 50.2 miles in 9 hours A lovely passage today. We started leaving Arbroath as soon as the lock gates opened, but did have to fill up with fuel on the way, so we eventually left the harbour around 07.45. The initial hour or two wasn’t very …
Inverness to Arbroath – 163.9 miles in 27 hours An unremarkable trip this one, though the highlight was spotting a whale for the first time in Inverness Firth. It surfaced several times, staying a couple of hundred metres from the boat. The cliffs at Troup Head east of Macduff are …
Inverness (Seaport Marina) to Inverness (Inverness Marina) – 2.4 miles in 1 hr 10 mins. Back on board and just a quick trip today – from the fresh water of the Caledonian Canal to the salt water of Inverness Marina on the River Ness. We locked out through Clachnacharry Works …
Having arrived in Seaport Marina (Inverness), we will be leaving the boat for 10 days or so. On the way into the canal, we were advised to buy a two week transit licence and we can then extend that for a few days, which should just last us long enough. …
Fort Augustus to Inverness – 36.1 miles in seven and a half hours A great trip today. The weather was better (well dry at least) and though there was almost no breeze overnight, by the time we left Fort Augustus around 08.30am there as a lovely north easterly F3-4 coming …
Laggan jetty to Fort Augustus – 9.2 miles in 5 hours and 40 minutes Not far today, but neverthless a trip of contrasts. We waited to leave till around 11am as the forecast said that the torrential rain of the previous 24 hours was set to ease and it did …
Corpach Basin to Laggan locks – 16.2 miles in 6 hours and 40 minutes We started along the Caledonian Canal proper today. We left Corpach Basin around 8.30am once they had locked a fishing boat in through the sea lock and we then followed him for the next few hours. …
Kerrera to Corpach Basin – 33.8 miles in 6 hours A lively sleigh ride of a sail today. The wind was forecast to be gusting 25-28 knots today, so we expected a fast trip, but it is probably safe to say we didn’t expect a top speed of 10.3 knots …