Port Edgar to Eyemouth
09 September 2010 | Eyemouth
Sean
Rough entrance to Eyemouth
We were very lucky that the gale we had in Port Edgar was from the West. If it had been northerly then we would have had to try and move from the hammerhead which was very exposed but as there was no space in the marina this may have been a problem. As it was, some waves did enter the marina through the inadequate stack of old tyres that forms the wave break across the entrance.
On the first attempt to move on, we were up early to get the full ebb tide. We untied the boat and tried to motor off only to find that we could not move as we were agound in soft mud (on the hammerhead!). The afternoon tide was too late to get us to Eyemouth and still have daylight. So we secured the boat again and went into Edinburugh for the day.
The trip to Eyemouth went without any problems but the entrance into the port gave cause for concern. The leading marks take you through a rock strewn entrance with the sea breaking all around and against the pier heads. I was glad that we were forced to leave a day later than planned as the swell was left over from the previous strong winds.
The passage to Eyemouth is about 50nm and we motorsailed most of it. The spring tide was one of the biggest range for many years so I called ahead to Eyemouth harbour to make sure we could get in as the middle pontoon depth is only 0.9m. Once inside, we had to tie up to a big rusty trawler in the main fishing part of the harbour while the HM made some space for us. They were very friendly and helpful. We only just stayed afloat at low water the next day.