Category: Scotland
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition – a couple more ports and then it was all over!
Day 160-167 September 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes I mentioned in the last post from Portree that the long trick is not quite over, and indeed it wasn’t. Overnight the wind got up and, maybe funnelled by the hills, came screeching through the harbour. I got up to check the lines, yes I always tie…
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition – Back to Scotland, it’s almost over!
But not quite! Day 157 – 161 Thursday 27th August until Monday 31st August 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes Day 157 We planned to leave the Faroes on Thursday evening and found we had a bit of time on our hands. It was no good leaving any earlier because the ferocious tides would halt our…
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition – Back to the boat!
Day 53 – Day 68 Reading Time: Three minutes Confidence Rating: 8/10 Weather anxiety creeps in! I am back in London and everyone is asking “Wow, how was it? See any bears?” etc But the boat hasn’t even left Scotland yet! Dont worry, everything is still according to the original cunning plan, and the plan…
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition – The Final Job List
Nerdiness Quotient: Quite high Confidence Level: 9.75/10 Reading Time: 4 minutes Day 47 Friday 29th May 2026 Sumara is still lying alongside in lovely Ullapool. Once my new 125 amp hour AGM battery arrives, and is successfully fitted, I will move the boat to a mooring up the loch kindly being lent to me by…
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition – Ullapool’s Luggerfest
Day 43 – Monday 25th May 2026 Reading Time: Four minutes We left Portree early on Thursday morning to make the 57 nautical mile journey to Ullapool. There was a strong wind warning issued and Windy was predicting winds gusting around gale force. The wonderful thing was that the wind was going to be from…
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition Making our way to the Lugger Festival!
Day 38 – Thursday 20th May Reading Time: Three Minutes I arrived early in the morning to the Transit Marina in Oban and at the last moment found a portside-too berth. I was mildly taken aback at the price of the night’s stay but it was walk-ashore with showers, so the convenience was great. It…
-
Scoresby Sund Expedition – Inspirational people and a few technical issues
Day 33 – Friday 15th May 2026 Reading time: Three minutes It is rather wonderful all the people that you meet when boating. The staff at Dunstaffnage have all been marvelous. Then there are the other Sailors. I had never met the Rev Bob Shepton before but of course he is a real hero figure…
-
Inverness to Dunstaffnage -Gearbox Problem – Scoresby Sund Expedition Leg 3
6th August 2025 Reading Time: Fifteen minutes Storm Floris was due to pass over Scotland on Monday 4th August. I was keen to check on Sumara which was moored in Inverness, but all the sleeper train tickets were sold out. The trains on Monday were all cancelled, although Trainline declined to tell me that, so…
-
Whitby to Inverness. Scoresby Sund Expedition. Leg Two.
24th June – 8th July 2025 Reading time: Oh dear, it’s rather long! Whitby to Blyth via Runswick Bay – 51 nm Grit and I had just attended a funeral in Market Drayton and had to leave the wake a bit early to meet up with Ray who was already waiting on the boat moored…
-
Sailing from Edinburgh to Walton on the Naze
Reading time: 15 minutes 30th June to 8th July 2023 Granton to Eyemouth 44 nm 30th June 2023 Granton Harbour is rather shallow, so it is wise to wait for a couple of hours of flood tide before heading off. Conveniently that meant a civilized departure at 09:00 GMT. The mixture of moderate to very…