Boat Plans Australia | Peterhead to Inverness

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Whilst Peterhead marina was great I must confess to finding the town itself really depressing. Despite a flourishing oil and fishing industry and a busy affluent looking harbour the town of Peterhead was run down and unwelcoming. Its probably the least pleasant place we have visited on our travels. Ironically, having found this pretty miserable spot, the weather continued to be unhelpful so we found ourselves a little bit trapped in a place that very unusually we didnt really want to be.

Its quite an interesting situation and an important lesson. The only reason we felt stuck is because we set ourselves a target to get somewhere. No target and youre not stuck. What I should have done is to change our destination to suit the weather but I didnt, I fixated on heading south.

Anyway, in the end a small weather window came up .. I say window because it was still forecast sixes and sevens but at least not gales.  My plan was to beat down the coast for two days which would get us within spitting distance of a harbour and then claw our way in. The gamble was if we didnt get there then gales would hit us and we would be stuck hove too close to a haven but unable to get in. We set off.

We motor sailed out into some hefty seas. Wind over tide, bouncy bouncy and pretty miserable, we were mentally prepared for a long hard slog. Anyway,  after a couple of hours the penny finally dropped and I realised that this was silly. Rob was driving ... I popped my head out into the cockpit .. Shall we turn round and head for Inverness ? Yes he said. We turned round.

 It was a good call because those southerlies stayed strong for the whole week. We would have been severely beaten up.

What we ended up with was a gorgeous sail of a day and a half arriving at Inverness early evening the next day.

Jack was slightly confused when he came on watch after three hours sleep to find we were in exactly the same spot. But apart from this entertaining aside the passage west was plain sailing!

The journey South had suddenly come to an end for the year but it was the right decision even if it had taken me too long to make it.

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Boat Plans Nz | Shetland Islands to Peterhead St Peters Head

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We spent a day walking and exploring Lerwick but time was pressing and I was keen to keep heading south. Next stop was Peterhead another 250 miles south.

Our stay in Lerwick was short but eventful. We met Hari from Iceland who it transpired had provided Charlotte with diesel for our Jan Mayen Trip and who knows Siggy very well; we were able to evidentially prove that women want independence for Scotland from the UK but Men dont; we tested the local fish and chip shop out which get s the thumbs up and most importantly I was able to buy a new, hand knitted, jumper from a great shop in the harbour Anderson & Co. The ladies who served us were great but were not willing to entertain a part exchange or throw in a sheepskin rug which they claimed was an acceptable alternative to a wife? Anyway, a great shop and worth a visit. Link on the home page.

We also met a hardy pair of adventurers from Norway who are sailing south for a year off. Destination not yet known but somewhere warmer; I dont blame them. Fred, the skipper was with his son but  is going to need crew in the spring so if you fancy a sail from somewhere warm to somewhere cooler next year then Freds your man.

So on the 29th July we departed Lerwick. The forecast was pretty rough with up to F7 on the day of which for Brim is uncomfortable. The whole of the UK had strong wind warnings which reflects the typical weather this summer. Ho Hum. Nobody else left the harbour except us!

It did prove to be a fairly perky little sail but with the wind behind us it was exciting and we were able to fully test the Gimballed Anti Spill Pan (GASP).

We arrived Peterhead three days later and were welcomed into the Marina by Billy. An absolutely top chap and a warm, welcome after a bouncy sail. That night we celebrated with sausages and potatoe supper.

A few photos:

The sheep were not normal on the Shetlands but they do make god jumpers

The yacht club which gave us a great welcome

The harbour where we were moored

Some fairly choppy seas

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Still choppy

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