China Girl, UK Circumnavigation - Year 6

Vessel Name: China Girl
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 41DS
Hailing Port: Ipswich
Crew: Ann and Steve Crome
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05 September 2024 | Castle of May
26 August 2024 | Wick Marina
26 August 2024 | Wick Marina
26 August 2024 | Wick Marina
17 August 2024 | Wyre Sound between Rousay and Wyre
02 August 2024 | Pierowall Marina, Westray, Orkneys.
25 July 2024 | St Margaret's Hope Bay
21 July 2024 | Stromness marina
21 July 2024 | Stromness
28 June 2024 | Stornoway inner marina
18 June 2024 | S Harris Marina, Tarbert, Harris, Outer Hebrides
12 June 2024 | Loch Dunvegan near the castle
02 June 2024 | Arinogour on Coll
02 June 2024 | Arinogour on Coll
30 May 2024 | Kerrera Marina, Oban Bay
26 September 2023 | Troon Yacht Haven
26 September 2023
Recent Blog Posts
05 September 2024

Inverness and home

From Cromarty to Inverness, CG's winter home was only 17 miles, the wind was very light, we got 10 minutes of sailing in our last trip of the season but essentially it was a motoring day.

05 September 2024

Cromarthy firth

This is the view from CG looking the other way in Cromarty Firth. No so good.

05 September 2024

Off to Cromarty

Wick to Cromarty in our passage plan was 55 miles, mostly on a heading of about 220 (SSW). The wind had been south-westerly for days and we didn't fancy a 55 mile beat so we delayed and watched the weather like hawks. Eventually a day of Westerlies, not too strong was forecast so we went for it. We [...]

05 September 2024 | Castle of May

Castle of May

Dunrobin Castle and Castle May are both well worth the visit if you are ever up that way. The latter has been kept just as HM The Queen Mother left it the last time she visited in 2001. The lady that introduced us to the castle had been working there since she was a child, she was probably in her 70s. [...]

26 August 2024 | Wick Marina

Bye Bye Orkney

It's time to leave Orkney and head south back to mainland Scotland on our way to our winter base in Inverness. Landfall on the mainland will be Wick. Much thought and head scratching has gone in to this trip: timing, distance, tides and mostly the sodding weather. Perm all these. From where we are [...]

26 August 2024 | Wick Marina

Washing the outboard

From Calf sound a 2 hour trip on the motor to Whitehall in Papa Sound on the northern end of Stronsay. It was mostly upwind and we couldn't be bothered to tack all the way. Two nights on a visitors buoy and a look around the village.

Could this really be the start of a summer 2021 sail?

29 June 2021 | Maryport Marina
Ann and Steve Crome
Eventually, plan 262a revised gets put into operation. We leave Whitehaven for Kirkcudbright on Saturday (26th) planning to overnight there, move to the bay and anchor Sunday night so we can leave t the right time on Monday morning to get to Maryport at the time we can get through the lock at about 1h before high tide. Brilliant sail across from Whitehaven to Kirkcudbright, 15 to 20 kts of wind on the beam, boat going like a train at around 6-7 kts. We needed this to arrive at Kirkcudbright in time to get to the pontoon before the falling tide kept us out. We made it with about 1/2 h to spare. It's a lovely town and we happened upon a small festival market. Excellent fish, mutton pies, sticky toffee pudding and fresh bread. Left on the high tide Sunday to motor down the river to the bay where we anchored overnight in very little wind. Fish for dinner. Monday and we needed to leave about 0900 to get to Maryport about 1400. No wind! After motoring half way in far less than half the time the wind got up to a whole 5 kts so we decided to try out the new cruising chute. It did exactly the job we bought it for; 2 kts of boat speed in 4-5 kts of wind. Add about 1.5 kts of tide and we going fast enough to make the lock on time. Saw a few dolphins in the distance, nothing near enough to photograph. Mutton pies for dinner.

Image shows what in boating terms is called a 'project' in Maryport Marina. In need of TLC doesn't cover it!
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