2nd August Lowestoft to Harwich
We left Lowestoft at 06.30 to catch the tide South along the coast. Having an even earlier start from Wells the previous morning we decided on a little later departure…
Nearly home
We are now about a day or two from completing our circumnavigation of Great Britain. It may take a day or two longer as strong South Westerlies are forecast at…
1st August Wells to Lowestoft
Another early morning saw us slipping our lines at 05.30. The tide was just ebbing so it carried us away from the silent Wells quay that will be buzzing again…
30th-31st July Spurn Point to Wells Next the Sea
An early start was necessary to leave Spurn Point in time to reach Wells Next The Sea about an hour before HW. The alarm went at 04.30 after a disturbed…
29th July Bridlington to Spurn Head
After waiting for the tide to rise sufficiently to lift the boats from the mud and to give enough clearance to get into the deeper water of the harbour we…
27th-28th July Whitby to Bridlington
We set off from Whitby on the last bridge opening for the morning tide at 10.30. We didn’t want to leave any earlier as our destination Bridport is only accessible…
26th July Hartlepool to Whitby
After locking out of Hartlepool Harbour marina we crossed the busy Tees Estuary with the sprawling industrial expanse of Teeside. We actually had a breeze on the beam all the…
25th July Blyth to Hartlepool
This was a fairly uninteresting leg of the journey. We departed the very commercial harbour at Blyth with its huge Oil and Gas rig support ships. I was confused as…
24th July Amble to Blyth
Amble marina is behind a tidal cill, so we either had to leave very early or wait until about 3.30 in the afternoon. We took the later option which gave…
23rd July Holy Island to Amble
Before leaving Eyemouth a local recommended setting a tripping line on the anchor as many yachts end up with there anchors fouled at Holy Island. When anchoring I had set…
