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Sun 28 June 2009
The Sun Shines On
In Fair Isle we tied alongside 'Milvina', a Canadian flagged aluminium yacht with Canadian/Scottish owners, which overwinters at Ardrossan. Invited on board for a sundowner, and later a nightcap, we enjoyed a very sociable evening with her crew. It was southwards again next day for Orkney, where we spent the night at Stronsay pier. Big spring tides (Summer solstice) meant we had only two feet under the keel at low water and had to be careful not to get hung up on our warps. On our way down to Kirkwall we didn't allow sufficiently for the fierce 5+kt cross tide off Muckle Green Holm at the mouth of Westray Firth, and were carried well off course north of Shapinsay. Entering the Wide Firth, north of Kirkwall, we heard on the VHF a Dutch yacht calling the Coastguard for assistance as the Skipper had a suspected broken ankle. The Kirkwall lifeboat was despatched and we saw crew being put aboard to assist her in to the marina, and the casualty to a waiting ambulance. Happily, it was a case of only a sprained ankle. We have lost count of the number of consecutive sunny days with light easterly winds (photo) and are now in Stromness, awaiting the arrival of Seol na Mara on her way north.
Posted by skipper at June 28, 2009 03:38 PM
Comments
Hello. LIfe is resuming its old routine here. Iain away to the year's graduation ceremony. I am like Churchill in his bunker "regrouping".
Barb
Posted by: B MacLeod at July 1, 2009 09:58 AM