July 2026
57°0'18.83'' N 5°49'28.96'' W
57°3'2.93'' N 6°14'56.84'' W
57°3'38.07'' N 6°17'35.03'' W
57°3'46.97'' N 6°26'45.01'' W
57°3'15.74'' N 6°29'28.03'' W
57°0'44.61'' N 6°16'4.95'' W
56°53'1.23'' N 6°7'24.36'' W
56°54'37.51'' N 6°4'33.79'' W
56°58'44.33'' N 5°59'0.88'' W
57°4'4.06'' N 5°53'37.90'' W
57°5'14.83'' N 5°50'55.97'' W
Lots and lots of dolphins
57°17'30.52'' N 5°47'22.58'' W
57°19'57.72'' N 5°57'54.65'' W
Back through Kyle to Armadale.
57°20'58.78'' N 6°4'46.64'' W
57°23'16.82'' N 6°6'49.19'' W
57°24'45.20'' N 6°11'0.23'' W
57°32'18.05'' N 5°59'8.20'' W
57°24'45.20'' N 6°11'0.23'' W
57°24'45.20'' N 6°11'0.23'' W
57°24'45.20'' N 6°11'0.23'' W
57°29'5.30'' N 6°6'51.34'' W
3 dolphins spotted. Birds overhead. Must have been mackerel beneath them. But we have no fridge to keep the catch.
57°35'58.22'' N 6°0'14.41'' W
Fishing off the tip of Rona
57°42'42.71'' N 5°46'42.95'' W
Flat calm sea and sunny weather.
No mackerel. No dolphins.
Apparently they are both together chasing bait fish balls. Perhaps in the Minch.
57°42'52.25'' N 5°45'50.43'' W
57°42'9.20'' N 5°43'14.95'' W
57°28'15.72'' N 5°52'47.49'' W
57°20'32.93'' N 5°46'59.01'' W
Super sunny
On route to Gaitloch
57°20'29.99'' N 5°38'25.73'' W
57°20'12.77'' N 5°42'24.94'' W
57°16'45.93'' N 5°43'5.08'' W
57°10'33.01'' N 5°43'12.90'' W
57°8'59.89'' N 5°47'52.01'' W
57°4'18.96'' N 5°48'28.26'' W
Ornsay Island here we come
Let there be sun
57°0'18.83'' N 5°49'28.96'' W
56°58'19.08'' N 5°38'6.62'' W
56°58'34.98'' N 5°53'10.47'' W
June 2026
56°54'22.87'' N 5°51'23.52'' W
56°54'15.22'' N 5°54'4.55'' W
56°43'57.29'' N 6°14'31.86'' W
56°37'11.60'' N 6°3'55.81'' W
56°37'34.18'' N 6°2'51.95'' W
56°37'10.83'' N 6°1'39.20'' W
56°34'8.07'' N 5°57'15.95'' W
56°33'18.26'' N 5°45'17.85'' W
56°29'21.48'' N 5°41'3.52'' W
Entering the sound of Mull
56°29'4.51'' N 5°40'23.51'' W
56°25'9.99'' N 5°29'43.02'' W
56°25'34.65'' N 5°29'31.12'' W
56°27'38.72'' N 5°37'21.26'' W
56°27'57.60'' N 5°37'23.16'' W
56°33'18.24'' N 5°27'17.59'' W
56°37'43.52'' N 5°20'10.81'' W
56°43'20.59'' N 5°14'19.43'' W
56°46'18.74'' N 5°11'10.21'' W
56°47'46.47'' N 5°9'22.46'' W
Sarah spots another wavelet :)
56°48'57.53'' N 5°6'59.88'' W
56°50'32.56'' N 5°7'16.00'' W
56°50'55.91'' N 5°5'20.98'' W
56°55'15.06'' N 4°58'46.29'' W
56°58'37.48'' N 4°53'56.69'' W
56°58'57.39'' N 4°53'26.30'' W
56°59'54.17'' N 4°51'55.46'' W
57°0'12.22'' N 4°51'23.72'' W
57°1'41.49'' N 4°49'25.47'' W
57°3'41.90'' N 4°46'45.13'' W
57°7'19.58'' N 4°43'23.74'' W
57°7'49.25'' N 4°42'11.58'' W
57°8'46.57'' N 4°40'34.44'' W
57°12'26.91'' N 4°34'53.54'' W
57°19'57.02'' N 4°25'29.67'' W
May 2026
57°29'39.47'' N 4°14'1.69'' W
57°30'43.91'' N 4°12'9.69'' W
57°34'27.58'' N 4°8'12.42'' W
57°34'50.61'' N 4°5'17.25'' W
57°35'7.97'' N 4°5'12.73'' W
Let’s drop the hook for a beach walk whilst the tide turns.
57°36'36.22'' N 4°1'38.82'' W
57°39'1.07'' N 3°50'31.04'' W
Snow capped mountains to starboard behind Cromarty
57°42'11.60'' N 3°37'5.18'' W
Findhorn
A place we really wanted to visit. But due to the sand bar movement and no local knowledge we sail past today.
57°42'18.55'' N 3°36'27.73'' W
57°42'24.75'' N 3°35'54.46'' W
57°44'29.61'' N 3°17'50.91'' W
Lossiemouth you didn’t disappoint
57°43'27.95'' N 3°16'54.28'' W
57°43'38.71'' N 3°14'36.58'' W
57°43'10.48'' N 3°6'8.33'' W
We are sailing along a beautiful coastline that has beaches, green belt and hills behind.
There is no rush
We have two hours before harbour access.
57°43'8.41'' N 3°5'1.16'' W
57°42'37.63'' N 2°46'28.79'' W
57°42'32.37'' N 2°39'9.43'' W
57°40'48.04'' N 2°34'43.36'' W
57°41'31.91'' N 2°28'40.64'' W
Seal
Slow journey in as we wait for the tide
57°42'52.33'' N 2°8'35.94'' W
57°37'56.37'' N 1°47'46.77'' W
57°33'42.49'' N 1°45'36.54'' W
Rattray head in calm weather
57°29'47.61'' N 1°47'26.28'' W
57°29'49.50'' N 1°46'28.69'' W
Phew
57°23'1.52'' N 1°49'11.62'' W
57°20'9.40'' N 1°52'18.22'' W
Wind over tide. Bouncy ride
57°14'39.77'' N 1°59'46.60'' W
Gets very windy
57°0'25.25'' N 2°3'4.16'' W
Seal with a fish
56°44'9.08'' N 2°19'52.90'' W
Rain to start the passage.
56°43'39.32'' N 2°20'28.00'' W
1 puffin
56°38'16.16'' N 2°26'0.91'' W
Shark
56°33'5.57'' N 2°34'3.76'' W
4 dolphins
56°33'20.51'' N 2°34'59.53'' W
56°5'46.96'' N 2°14'36.97'' W
56°2'35.72'' N 2°12'22.23'' W
56°1'1.61'' N 2°11'16.03'' W
55°55'5.99'' N 2°6'47.24'' W
55°52'16.10'' N 2°5'15.14'' W
55°49'10.69'' N 2°0'41.95'' W
55°45'53.02'' N 2°0'28.59'' W
55°43'43.08'' N 1°51'41.24'' W
55°39'56.31'' N 1°47'56.85'' W
55°32'9.61'' N 1°31'50.33'' W
Approaching the farne islands
55°29'13.86'' N 1°31'1.46'' W
Mountains beginning to appear.
55°28'44.81'' N 1°31'5.12'' W
55°27'47.92'' N 1°31'13.35'' W
55°23'16.88'' N 1°32'12.95'' W
Crew on watch as we leave amble
55°20'11.90'' N 1°35'11.14'' W
55°13'53.57'' N 1°29'29.20'' W
20+ knots offshore
Flat sea and reefed
55°7'11.63'' N 1°29'43.69'' W
55°3'40.09'' N 1°25'6.71'' W
55°2'10.81'' N 1°22'37.64'' W
55°0'50.57'' N 1°20'56.96'' W
54°42'52.21'' N 1°9'44.60'' W
April 2026
54°41'26.16'' N 1°11'59.95'' W
54°38'11.80'' N 1°0'34.70'' W
54°29'1.48'' N 0°36'40.79'' W
54°30'14.44'' N 0°36'37.31'' W
54°29'9.40'' N 0°33'51.53'' W
54°16'58.43'' N 0°23'23.89'' W
54°13'45.31'' N 0°16'26.39'' W
Stunning silhouette of Scarborough castle
54°8'40.54'' N 0°5'48.26'' W
The wonderful flamborough head and Bempton cliffs
53°51'27.28'' N 0°2'19.48'' E
53°49'2.58'' N 0°3'35.12'' E
53°48'1.25'' N 0°3'49.42'' E
Tight wind angles.
Bouncy seas
But the sun has come out to play.
53°34'39.20'' N 0°3'58.80'' W
53°14'7.70'' N 0°31'28.01'' E
52°57'28.96'' N 0°51'5.54'' E
52°58'52.49'' N 0°50'39.71'' E
52°48'9.12'' N 1°38'21.95'' E
52°43'7.21'' N 1°44'40.64'' E
Pirate pat spots 3 porpoises
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52°34'2.94'' N 1°45'34.99'' E
52°28'20.95'' N 1°45'3.02'' E
52°22'38.05'' N 1°45'9.88'' E
52°18'0.70'' N 1°42'23.08'' E
52°8'25.42'' N 1°36'35.17'' E
52°3'49.10'' N 1°33'0.32'' E
52°3'33.61'' N 1°32'32.26'' E
52°2'23.03'' N 1°30'49.11'' E
52°0'42.27'' N 1°28'27.24'' E
51°55'38.03'' N 1°19'16.35'' E
52°0'25.54'' N 1°11'50.62'' E
51°59'36.74'' N 1°16'31.61'' E
