Summer 2022 - Stromness

Stromness

Summer 2022

John Andrews

Mon 23 May 2022 14:55

58:57.4N 003:17.5W

In Stromness for the Orkney Folk Festival. Music brilliant and visits to Scara Brae and the Ring of Brodgar magical. Weather freezing!

Blog Entries

2023

May 2023

Tue 2 May 14:04
- Ardfern May 2023

2022

Jun 2022

Wed 29 Jun 14:57
- Skalavik - position only
Mon 27 Jun 14:56
- Sandur - position only
Fri 24 Jun 14:56
- Vagur - Faroes - position only
Tue 21 Jun 14:55
- Stornaway - position only
- Loch Mariveg - position only
Mon 20 Jun 14:54
- East Loch Tarbert - position only
Sun 19 Jun 14:54
- Portree - position only
Thu 16 Jun 14:53
- Plocton - position only
Wed 15 Jun 14:53
- Total - position only
Mon 13 Jun 14:52
- Arisaig - position only
Sun 12 Jun 14:51
- Salen - position only
Fri 10 Jun 14:51
- Tobermory - position only
Thu 9 Jun 14:51
- Loch Aline - position only
Wed 8 Jun 07:14
- Kerrera - position only
Tue 7 Jun 07:14
- Loch Spelve - Position only
Mon 6 Jun 07:14
- Adfern - Position only
Sun 5 Jun 07:13
- Loch Melfort - Position only
Sat 4 Jun 07:13
- Pig Bay - Position only
Fri 3 Jun 07:13
- Bay of Kentra - Position only
Thu 2 Jun 07:11
- Kyle of Lochalsh - Position only

May 2022

Tue 31 May 15:31
- Loch Eribol to Aultbey, Loch Ewe via Cape Wrath
Sun 29 May 15:14
- Stromness to Loch Eribol
Mon 23 May 14:55
- Stromness
Sat 21 May 09:19
- Arbroath
Fri 20 May 17:02
- Farne Islands
- Farne Islands
Wed 18 May 17:12
- Burnham on Crouch

2017

Aug 2017

Thu 3 Aug 17:39
- Arrived Lymington
Tue 1 Aug 20:03
- On the home straight

Jul 2017

Mon 31 Jul 17:06
- Crossing the Continental Shelf
Sun 30 Jul 18:11
- Past the halfway mark - Position only
Sat 29 Jul 17:55
- Another good run
Fri 28 Jul 21:28
- A good day's run
Thu 27 Jul 18:02
- Going is good
Wed 26 Jul 18:04
- Homeward Bound
Fri 21 Jul 11:00
- Ponta Delgada
Sun 16 Jul 09:48
- On the move again!

Jun 2017

Wed 21 Jun 07:28
- We have arrived
Mon 19 Jun 13:47
- Hello and Goodbye
Sun 18 Jun 19:08
- Position only
Sat 17 Jun 13:02
- Position only
Fri 16 Jun 14:39
- Light winds
Thu 15 Jun 19:45
- Found the wind
Wed 14 Jun 20:04
- Half way there
Tue 13 Jun 20:05
- Position Only
Mon 12 Jun 20:16
- Swimmers beware!
Sat 10 Jun 20:20
- Seeking the wind
Fri 9 Jun 21:15
- Champagne Sailing
Thu 8 Jun 23:36
- Goodbye to Bermuda
Fri 2 Jun 12:34
- We have arrived!

May 2017

Wed 31 May 19:50
- Half way there
Mon 29 May 22:38
- New York to Bermuda - Position only
Thu 25 May 18:54
- New York, New York!
Mon 22 May 19:19
Fri 19 May 12:15
- Branford
Wed 17 May 23:22
- Mystic
Tue 16 May 23:54
- Montauk
Mon 15 May 23:54
- Block Island

2016

Sep 2016

Mon 5 Sep 22:30
- Newport, Rhode Island
Sat 3 Sep 20:19
- Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
Fri 2 Sep 23:56
- Nantucket

Aug 2016

Wed 31 Aug 23:56
- Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard
Tue 30 Aug 12:03
- To Block Island (and back!)

Jun 2016

Mon 20 Jun 11:21
- Jamestown
Sat 18 Jun 11:20
- Newport
Fri 17 Jun 11:43
- Cuttyhunk
Thu 16 Jun 10:57
- Martha's Vineyard
Tue 14 Jun 10:55
- Provincetown
Sat 11 Jun 10:53
- Boston
Fri 10 Jun 10:49
- Marblehead
Wed 8 Jun 10:48
- Gloucester
Mon 6 Jun 11:05
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Sun 5 Jun 16:05
- Foggy days!
Thu 2 Jun 16:04
- Lazy cruising through rural Maine
Wed 1 Jun 12:32
- Tenants Harbor, Maine; Position Only
- Rockport, Maine; Position Only

May 2016

Fri 27 May 12:50
- Rockland Maine
Mon 23 May 12:33
- Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Fri 20 May 12:24
- Stop Press! New Arrival!
Thu 19 May 12:23
- Sambro to Lunenburg
Wed 18 May 19:13
- Leaving Halifax
Wed 11 May 11:45
- On Board Again

2015

Sep 2015

Wed 2 Sep 21:17

Aug 2015

Tue 25 Aug 23:33
- Arrived Cape Breton Island 46:17.3N 060: 26.2W
- Position Only 47:25.8N 059:50.8W
Mon 24 Aug 10:58
- Rocky Harbour
Sat 22 Aug 18:38
Thu 20 Aug 10:04
- Anse Aux Meadows
Tue 18 Aug 22:45
- Nain
Mon 17 Aug 20:13
- Arrived Battle Harbour
- Position Only 57:42N 58:07W
Sat 15 Aug 21:12
- 55:49N 59:57W Position Only
Thu 13 Aug 21:27
- Arrive in Nain
- Northern Lights!
Tue 11 Aug 17:02
- 60:33N 057:07W Position Only
Mon 10 Aug 20:06
- 62:37.41N 54:46.51W Position Only
Sun 9 Aug 15:05
- Back to Labrador
Wed 5 Aug 20:44
- Arrived Nuuk - Position Only
Tue 4 Aug 14:03
- Drifting down to Nuuk
Sun 2 Aug 19:57
- Cruising in Disko Bay

Jul 2015

Fri 24 Jul 21:41
Wed 22 Jul 16:18
- Crossing the Arctic Circle
Tue 21 Jul 10:21
- Anders Olsen Sund - Position Only
Sun 19 Jul 22:19
Thu 16 Jul 10:53
- Tovqussaq - Position Only
Mon 13 Jul 20:38
- Anchorage in Qornup Suvdlua
Sun 12 Jul 17:46
- Kapisillit - Position Only
Sat 11 Jul 18:32
- Storo- Position Only
Thu 9 Jul 15:36
- Arrived in Nuuk - Position Only
Wed 8 Jul 20:22
- Buksefjord - Position Only
Tue 7 Jul 18:32
- Kangerluarsoruseq
Mon 6 Jul 20:37
- Irkens Havn - Position Only
- Ravn's Storø, North Harbour - Position Only
Sat 4 Jul 18:27
- Arrived Paamiut
- Avigait - Position Only
Fri 3 Jul 15:49
- Sweet Little Arsuk
Thu 2 Jul 23:24
- Kangarssuk - Position Only

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 16:42
- Arsuk
Mon 29 Jun 16:01
- Sunshine and whales
Sat 27 Jun 21:33
- Position Only: 54:38.4N 54:45.1W
Fri 26 Jun 23:09
- A passage disrupted by good weather
- Black Tickle: Explanation Later!
Thu 25 Jun 16:19
- Position Only
Wed 24 Jun 18:26
- Newfoundland
Tue 23 Jun 10:27
- Seldom - Fogo Island - Position only
Sat 20 Jun 16:55
- Twillingate

2014

Sep 2014

Sat 6 Sep 15:38
- We've made it to Lewisporte!
Fri 5 Sep 12:43
- Position only
Wed 3 Sep 23:43
- Cartwright
Tue 2 Sep 11:50
- Position Only
Mon 1 Sep 17:38
- Diverting to Cartwright?

Aug 2014

Sun 31 Aug 14:55
- Cod and northern lights
Sat 30 Aug 16:17
- Position Only
Tue 26 Aug 22:37
- Appamiut - Position Only
Mon 25 Aug 23:09
- Position only
Sun 24 Aug 17:50
Fri 22 Aug 14:53
- Position only - off Disko Island
Thu 21 Aug 14:34
- Going South at Last
Mon 18 Aug 15:57
- Cuming Inlet to Upernavik
Sun 17 Aug 22:20
- Arrived Upernavik
- Position Only
Sat 16 Aug 16:06
- Baffin Bay; Position Only
Fri 15 Aug 14:08
- Position only
Thu 14 Aug 22:32
- To go or not to go
Tue 12 Aug 23:00
- Position Only; Cuming Inlet
Sat 9 Aug 13:09
- Arctic Bay
Fri 8 Aug 19:32
- Two slothful weeks end with a Bang
Sat 2 Aug 15:02
- A dog's eye view

Jul 2014

Sat 26 Jul 14:06
- Polar Bears and Walruses
Tue 22 Jul 09:03
- Position Only
Mon 21 Jul 21:00
- Come to Sunny Disko Bay!
Fri 18 Jul 21:34
- Saqquaq: Position Only
Thu 17 Jul 12:54
- Journey to Ilulissat
Mon 14 Jul 16:06
- Safe arrival in Aasiaat
Fri 11 Jul 20:04
- Guests on board and a surprise arrival!
Sat 5 Jul 20:53
- Arrival in Nuuk
Thu 3 Jul 16:32
- Arrived Nuuk
Wed 2 Jul 22:07
- Icebergs and Bergy Bits

Jun 2014

Mon 30 Jun 17:38
- Chocolate cake and candles
Sat 28 Jun 12:47
- What a difference a day makes
Tue 24 Jun 19:27
- Passage to Greenland
- Volcanoes and Gueysers
Mon 23 Jun 12:03
- Pictures from Iceland
Fri 20 Jun 10:48
- Vestmannaeyaeyjar to Reykjavik
- Vestmannaeyaar
Wed 18 Jun 12:00
- Whale of a time!
Tue 17 Jun 10:34
- We have arrived at Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar
- Arrived safely Vestmannaeyjar
Sun 15 Jun 14:08
- Highs and Helicopters
Fri 13 Jun 15:09
- The Pacific Atlantic
Thu 12 Jun 10:20
- The off
Tue 3 Jun 22:56
- Let the blog begin!

2013

Aug 2013

Sat 17 Aug 12:11
- FW: Kyleakin, Skye - Position Only
Thu 15 Aug 12:05
- Portree, Skye - Position Only
Wed 14 Aug 12:04
- East Loch Tarbert, Harris - Position Only
- Shiant Isles
Tue 13 Aug 12:01
- Poolewe - Position Only
Sat 10 Aug 12:00
- Ullapool - Position Only
Fri 9 Aug 11:59
- Tanera More - Position Only
Thu 8 Aug 11:58
- Lochinver
Wed 7 Aug 11:57
- Clashnessie Bay - Position Only
Tue 6 Aug 17:52
- Loch Nedd - position only
Mon 5 Aug 17:48
- Loch Laxford - Blog
Fri 2 Aug 17:45
- Kinlochbervie - position only
Thu 1 Aug 17:45
- Stromness - position only
- Stromness - Position only

Jun 2013

Sun 23 Jun 08:56
- Kirkwall, Orkney
- Pierowall, Westray
Thu 20 Jun 16:56
- Bigton Wick
- Scalloway
Tue 18 Jun 12:51
- Skeld
- Papa Stour
Mon 17 Jun 09:21
- Shetland Part 2
- Brae, Busta Voe
Sat 15 Jun 08:30
- Gluss Voe
- Muckle Flugga
Thu 13 Jun 12:24
- FW: Shetland Part 1
Tue 11 Jun 08:15
- Baltasound, Unst
Mon 10 Jun 13:03
- Basta Voe, Yell
Sun 9 Jun 13:02
- Wick of Tresta, Fetlar
Sat 8 Jun 13:01
- Burra Voe, Yell
Fri 7 Jun 13:00
- Symbister, Whalsay
Thu 6 Jun 12:59
- Out Skerries
Wed 5 Jun 08:58
- Fair Isle
- Westray and Papa Westray
Sun 2 Jun 09:41
- Lerwick, Shetland

May 2013

Fri 31 May 15:13
- Fairisle
Thu 30 May 06:56
- Stromness
Wed 29 May 08:29
- Inverness to Orkney
Tue 28 May 11:50
- Pierowall, Westray
Tue 21 May 11:48
- Stromness
Mon 20 May 21:22
- Kirkwall
- Wick
- Inverness
Thu 16 May 08:24
- Fort Augustus
Tue 14 May 07:58
- Banavie, Caledonian Canal
Mon 13 May 07:24
- Corpach, Caledonian Canal
Sun 12 May 09:53
- Oban
Tue 7 May 17:10
- Craighouse, Jura
- Largs to Gigha
Sun 5 May 17:20

Feb 2013

Sun 3 Feb 12:20
- Grenada

Jan 2013

Mon 28 Jan 14:09
- Baganara to Tobago
- Bartica River Position
Sun 27 Jan 17:02
Sat 26 Jan 19:54
- Bartica, Guyana
Sun 13 Jan 15:30
Sun 6 Jan 20:36

2012

Aug 2012

Thu 30 Aug 13:17
- Otter Bay, Loch Fyne
- Cairnbaan, Crinan Canal
Fri 3 Aug 15:01

Jul 2012

Mon 30 Jul 07:39
- Loch na Cille
Fri 27 Jul 15:32
Sun 15 Jul 08:01
- Scalpay
Sat 14 Jul 06:56
Tue 10 Jul 07:23
- Arinagour, Coll
- Tobermory, Mull

Jun 2012

Wed 27 Jun 09:08
Sun 24 Jun 16:29
- Arrived in Oban!
- Port Ellen, Islay
Fri 22 Jun 08:05
- Aranmore Island
Thu 21 Jun 05:31
Wed 13 Jun 14:33
Mon 11 Jun 07:14
Fri 8 Jun 10:21
Tue 5 Jun 12:03

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 17 Dec 13:25
- Harberton and Ushuaia
Mon 12 Dec 22:21
- Puerto Hoppner and arrival at Harberton
Sun 11 Dec 02:14
- Position
Tue 6 Dec 22:04
- Fw: Motley Island
Sat 3 Dec 11:41
- Port Stephens
Thu 1 Dec 21:11
- Motley Island
- Stanley

Nov 2011

Mon 28 Nov 20:50
- Goose Green
Thu 24 Nov 20:46
- Arrival in Stanley
Sat 19 Nov 14:58
- Patagonian waters

Jul 2011

Tue 5 Jul 17:48
- Fw: Nature Watch
- We're Here!
Mon 4 Jul 17:24
- Howzat!
Sat 2 Jul 15:42
- The natives are friendly
Fri 1 Jul 15:24
- The one that got away (and the one that didn't!)

Jun 2011

Thu 30 Jun 13:27
- Happy Birthday!
Wed 29 Jun 14:03
- Whales at Last!
Tue 28 Jun 15:56
- Not another fish!
Mon 27 Jun 11:03
- Off again
- Sao Miguel
Mon 20 Jun 12:27
- Terceira
Sat 11 Jun 14:55
- Horta and Pico
Sun 5 Jun 10:16
- Trial Pictures 2
Sat 4 Jun 09:48
- Reflections
Thu 2 Jun 15:44
- We have arrived!
Wed 1 Jun 14:13
- The final push

May 2011

Tue 31 May 16:46
- Whales, mermaids and other curiosities
Mon 30 May 16:10
- A Day of Rest
Sun 29 May 16:38
- Loaves and Fishes
Sat 28 May 11:13
- Fish & Ships
Fri 27 May 16:44
- Ship Ahoy!
Thu 26 May 16:59
- Navigation
Wed 25 May 16:57
- (no subject)
Tue 24 May 13:09
- Quack Quack
Mon 23 May 17:20
- Donner und Blitzen
Sun 22 May 16:33
- Back to Reality
Sat 21 May 14:27
- Mainly Weather
Thu 19 May 16:16
- The Wild Sargasso Sea (not)!
Wed 18 May 13:07
- The tropic of cancer and not much else
Tue 17 May 15:11
- Weather ups and downs
Mon 16 May 16:42
- 19:55.9N 62:34.3W
Sun 15 May 20:31
- 18:01.20N 63:02.60W
- 18:01.20N 63:02.60W

Feb 2011

Tue 1 Feb 22:17

Jan 2011

Thu 27 Jan 00:12
- Statia
- Nevis
- Antigua
Wed 26 Jan 23:59
- Anchorage at Deshaies Guadeloupe
Mon 24 Jan 18:59
- first blog
Sun 23 Jan 20:09
- testing

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