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From the log -
Sun 20/07/03 0400 Decided to go. Vacuumed boat, glued wall lining in cabin, made tea, prepared Shetland flags (it was already light)
0420 Started unmooring then forecast from Aberdeen
Wind SE 2-3 locally 4 increasing 3-4 locally 5. showers, good locally moderate, sea slight. Outlook Wind SE 3-4 locally 5 veering SW 3 locally 4, showers, good locally moderate, sea slight locally moderate.
0430 Left pier under sail only
0510 called CG ETA 2100
An uneventful trip with mist in the morning. Fair isle passed 1200, Sumburgh 1600 tied up Lerwick 1950.
We spent 4 nights in Lerwick (£20 moor + £10 elec) meeting Henri & Genevieve Hermon on Pomme d’Amour plus Antoine Meroc and Alain Comte on Nawel
Thursday 25 July (we could not leave on Friday---) Off to Symbister on Whalsey . We met a couple on a Swedish boat who translated, “min åsna kan båra bára en váska” “my donkey can carry only one suitcase.” Tusen tak.
Sat 26 July Out Skerries for the first time where we spent a pleasant evening then headed on for Baltasound and on the way ran out of gas. They told us that we could get a bottle at Cullivoe so we went there the next day via Uyea sound as the current would be going North in Bluemull Sound when we got there. This was a great moor. We got our gas and provisions at the shop. (Sun 27 July)
Monday 28th we sailed for Sand Voe a sheltered inlet in the north of the mainland. Three local youths in a rib passed and we invited them for beers. Then Norlantic entered the voe but the crew did not contact us. We carried on to Voe on Tuesday and found a four leaf clover near the shop. Evening meal was moules mariniere at the pier head hotel. From Voe we headed for Walls. Passing through the Sound of Papa we encountered SW winds of 30 knot against the current putting up a nasty sea. We turned back through the sound and anchored in the SW corner of Housa Voe on Papa Stour.
Thur 31 0900 set off from Housa Voe and took three hours to reach Walls. Hugh went shopping (Walls Shop) and we spent the evening in the Boat Club.
Scalloway was the stop for the second Thursday of the week after 2½ hr motoring. The wind kept us in Scalloway till Tuesday 5th so we ate at the Haaf restaurant where an evening meal with wine cost £21 for the two of us. We unmoored at 1020 on Tuesday and set off for Lossiemouth intending to go non stop with 3 hour watches. At 1800 we had passed to the East of Fail Isle and could hear Coast Guard stations as far as Humber then at 2010 we heard a yacht Chablis calling Whitby bridge and their reply on channel 16. At 2145 we heard Yarmouth CG then Dover. We carried on south
0300 Hot chocolate, foresail furled - as the wind was heading. 0710-foresail pulling 50º apparent wind 1106 heard Forth CG - now near Beatrice field 1154 heard Yarmouth CG (58º 05’) 1500 we had a fly past of 5 Tornado aircraft and at 1655 we were tied up in Lossie Harbour.
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