Previous Diary Entries
2019
Nov 2019
Sep 2019
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Equipment
Sun 22 Sep 17:20 -
The last couple of days of the circumnavigation
Fri 20 Sep 09:11 -
The last couple of days of the circumnavigation
Fri 20 Sep 09:11 -
Position 50:41.35N, 01:56.81W
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ROUND BRITAIN VOYAGE COMPLETED
Wed 18 Sep 14:19 -
The past few days and family reflection.
Tue 17 Sep 06:09 -
Back to familiar waters
Mon 16 Sep 11:37 -
Position 50:41.67N, 01:06.09W
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Position: 50.47.53N, 01:06.95W
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Farewell Shoreham, now on route to Haslar Marina
Sun 15 Sep 11:15 -
Position 50:49,85N, 0:14.15W
Sat 14 Sep 17:13 -
Position 50:47.51N, 0:19.54E
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Bypassing the Goodwin Sands to the White Cliffs of Dover
Tue 10 Sep 23:47 -
Position 51:07.11N, 01:18.69E
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A Few Day’s of Leisure then onto Ramsgate
Tue 10 Sep 07:40 -
Position 51:19.68N, 01:25.25E
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River Ore to Shotley Marina - A quick dash
Tue 3 Sep 10:11 -
Position 51:57.58N, 01:16.59E
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Position 52:05.23N, 01:32.28E
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A Day out in Lowestoft
Sun 1 Sep 22:19 -
A Rest in Lowestoft
Sun 1 Sep 22:17
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Position 52:28.35N, 01:45.04E
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Position 52:36.37N, 01:43.43E
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A Long Day(+) and Passage through Windfarm Alley
Thu 29 Aug 08:16 -
Position 52:57.53N,0:51.05E
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Position 53:54.69N, 0:09.23W
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Scarborough to Bridlington - Sails up at last
Mon 26 Aug 17:05 -
Position 54:04.81N, 0:11.51W
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Whitby to Scarborough
Sun 25 Aug 21:51 -
Position 54:17.01N, 0:23.31W
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Today’s Photos (continued)
Sat 24 Aug 23:15 -
Hartlepool and On to Whitby
Sat 24 Aug 22:40 -
Position 54:28.98N, 0:36.67W
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Position: 54:41.53N, 01:12.05W
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Position:54:57.71N, 01:27.05W
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A short, more leisurely passage today to proximity of Newcastle city centre
Mon 19 Aug 16:46 -
Position 54:57.95N, 01:34.35W
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Position 55:07.19W, 01:29.76W
Sun 18 Aug 19:47 -
Eyemouth to Amble Today
Sat 17 Aug 23:17 -
Position 55:20.19N, 01:35.16W
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Dunbar to Eyemouth
Fri 16 Aug 15:39 -
Moved on after difficult night
Fri 16 Aug 15:30 -
No Room in the Inn
Thu 15 Aug 17:54 -
Position 56:00.35N, 02:31.01W
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From your Guest Editor...
Wed 14 Aug 17:15 -
A good day today: Stonehaven to Arbroath
Wed 14 Aug 16:21 -
Position 56:33.34N, 02:35.03W
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Through a wind farm today
Tue 13 Aug 17:55 -
Position 56:57.59N, 02:12.00W
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Out of the Moray Firth continuing Southwards
Tue 13 Aug 05:29 -
Position: 57:29.77N, 01:47.49W
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Correction on Date of Reaching Arbroath
Sat 10 Aug 16:09 -
Daughter Clare has now joined me
Sat 10 Aug 14:56 -
Final approach into the tiny port of Whitehills
Sat 10 Aug 14:52 -
Position: 57:40.81N, 02:34.70W
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Lossiemouth in the wind and rain
Fri 9 Aug 15:26 -
Helmsdale to Lossiemouth and stuck there
Fri 9 Aug 15:18 -
Position: 57:43.42N, 03:16.72W
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Out of Wick heading South into the driving rain
Wed 7 Aug 16:06 -
Position: 58:06.87N, 03:38.88W
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Position 58:26.38W, 03::05.06W
Mon 5 Aug 13:14 -
Scallops Gifted to us
Sun 4 Aug 14:20 -
Stromness around islands in Scapa Flow (site of scuttl ing of the German fleet in 1919), mooring alongside a fishing jetty in St Margaret’s Hope Bay,
Sun 4 Aug 14:18 -
Position 58:49.93N, 02:57.71W
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Position: 58:57.17N, 02:59.18W
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Scrabster to Stromness, Orkneys
Sat 3 Aug 22:23 -
Scrabster near Thurso
Sat 3 Aug 22:17 -
Position 56:12.72N 05:33.40W
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Position 58:57.87N, 03:17.65w
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Now holed up in Scrabster, 1 ½ miles from Thurso for provisions
Sat 3 Aug 07:22 -
Kinlochbervie to Loch Eriboll and rounding Cape Wrath
Sat 3 Aug 07:17 -
Loch Eriboll
Sat 3 Aug 07:11 -
Position 58:36.67N, 03:33.02W
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Position 58:29.74N, 04:39.89W
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At last a move from Stornaway
Wed 31 Jul 22:39 -
Position: 58:27.35N, 05:02.96W
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Crew Change
Tue 30 Jul 20:30 -
A Short Hop to Stornaway
Mon 29 Jul 09:59 -
Position: 58:12.61N, 06:23.37W
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Catch of the day
Sun 28 Jul 16:06 -
Headed West to Outer Hebrides
Sun 28 Jul 16:04 -
Position 58:08.29N 06:25.03W
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Position: 58:08.87N, 05:14.95W
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Entering Loch Gairloch and tiny Flowerdale Bay Marina
Fri 26 Jul 16:15 -
Position: 57:42.65N, 05:41.06W
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Mallaig to Kyleakin this morning
Thu 25 Jul 09:05 -
A Seal in Mallaig Harbour
Thu 25 Jul 09:01 -
A Seal in Mallaig Harbour
Thu 25 Jul 09:00 -
Position 57:16.40N, 05:43.46W
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Sailing East of Rum, Eigg and Muck to Mallaig today
Wed 24 Jul 13:54 -
Ardnamurchan Point at 0730 this morning
Wed 24 Jul 13:52 -
Position 57:00.33N, 05:49.55W
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New Crew at Oban
Tue 23 Jul 13:36 -
Position 56:37.19N, 06:4.00W
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Sound of Mull
Sat 20 Jul 12:18 -
James preparing lunch
Sat 20 Jul 12:17 -
To Tobermory and back to Oban
Sat 20 Jul 12:15 -
Position 56:25.01N, 05:29.84W
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James on the helm
Fri 19 Jul 06:35 -
An idyllic sail to Craobh Haven
Fri 19 Jul 06:32 -
Leaving Gigha
Fri 19 Jul 06:27 -
Gemini at Gigha
Wed 17 Jul 15:48 -
Islay to Gigha
Wed 17 Jul 15:42 -
Position 55:40.51N, 05:44.05W
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Position 55:40.51N, 05:44.05W
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Approach to Port Ellen, Islay
Wed 17 Jul 09:31 -
Port Ellen, Islay
Wed 17 Jul 09:30 -
Too much sun?
Wed 17 Jul 09:29 -
Farewell to Northern Ireland
Wed 17 Jul 09:28 -
Temptation on Islay
Wed 17 Jul 09:27 -
Farewell to N. Ireland
Wed 17 Jul 09:26 -
Position 55:37.68N, 6:11.28W
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Glenarm
Mon 15 Jul 17:32 -
Position: 54:58.20N, 05:57.00W
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DONAGHADEE TO GLENARM
Mon 15 Jul 16:29 -
Position 54:38.40N, 05:31.77W
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James has settled into the wine cellar aboard
Mon 15 Jul 07:20 -
Left Peel at Last
Mon 15 Jul 07:18 -
Fwd: Position 54:13.32N 04:41.93W
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Position 54:04.38N 4:43.87W
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Position 54:13.32N 04:41.93W
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Through Calf Sound on passage to Peel
Sat 6 Jul 09:22 -
Anchored in Port St Mary for the night - a bit windy
Sat 6 Jul 09:20 -
Now in Peel, IOM until 13 or 14 July
Sat 6 Jul 09:18 -
Position at 4 July: 54:13.319W 004:41.930W
Fri 5 Jul 13:06 -
Douglas
Wed 3 Jul 09:08 -
At last I left Caernarfon
Wed 3 Jul 09:05 -
Position as at 2 July
Wed 3 Jul 08:57
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A Social Night out
Fri 28 Jun 22:46 -
Still in Caernarfon awaiting fair winds to strike out to Isle of Man
Fri 28 Jun 22:42 -
Position as at 28 June is 53:08.52N 04:26.83W
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Positions
Thu 27 Jun 17:50 -
Recent Photos
Thu 27 Jun 11:22 -
Entering the Menai Strait
Thu 27 Jun 11:15 -
And onwards
Thu 27 Jun 11:09 -
A Pit stop on the Camel Trail near Padstow
Sun 23 Jun 21:19 -
A Dolphin Escort
Sun 23 Jun 21:11 -
Leaving Milford Sound
Sun 23 Jun 21:08 -
Peaceful anchorage on SE tip of Lundy Island. I was not alone with one yacht to my stern.
Sun 23 Jun 21:05 -
Approaching Lundy Island
Sun 23 Jun 21:04 -
Now moored up in Pwllheli
Sun 23 Jun 20:50 -
Photo of 19 June
Wed 19 Jun 22:28 -
Just rounded Land’s End
Wed 19 Jun 22:21 -
Just rounded Portland bill by inshore passage
Wed 19 Jun 22:19 -
Land’s End
Wed 19 Jun 22:17 -
Rounding Land’s End
Wed 19 Jun 22:16 -
(no subject)
Wed 19 Jun 22:14 -
50:32.51N, 04:56.17W
Wed 19 Jun 22:08 -
Progress continues
Sat 15 Jun 07:03 -
50:20.593N, 004:37.082W
Fri 14 Jun 14:43 -
Position 50:20.66N, 03:33.96W Now in Dartmouth
Wed 12 Jun 19:35 -
Position 50:51.0N, 01:18.50W The Start
Wed 12 Jun 13:27