The Admiral arrived in Edinburgh, so I left Kincsem at the mooring and rented a car in Fort William to drive to Edinburgh to meet her. A nice drive, certainly, and a couple of days of touri ...
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Our plan was to sail up the inside of the Outer Hebrides (called the Minch) and then hop over to Skye on our way to Arisaig on the mainland. This was not facilitated by the sometimes f ...
It was the day after Puilladohrain that the amazing weather started. A strong high has been parked between the Hebrides and Iceland and we have benefited from mostly sunny ...
It has been a busy 10 days to get Kincsem ready for the 2023 season. As always, I had a long list of to do items to get through. When I arrived, the boat appeared to be in very good s ...
Kincsem has now arrived in Craobh (pronounced “Croove”) Haven where she will be for the winter. Cruising the inner Hebrides has been very enjoyable and comfortable with little wind and waves ...
The Admiral likes sunshine and reaches. So I produce sunshine and reaches, or try to. From the Shiants, the next stop was Acarsaid Mhor (Big Harbor in Gaellic) on Rona. Unfortunately, I failed to p ...
After passing the Butt of Lewis, we anchored overnight in a beautiful open bay (to the East) around the corner called Port Ness. When we woke the next morning, bright sunshine greeted us and the temp ...
We are in sight of land, the Butt of Lewis, the northern tip of the Hebrides. We left the Vestmanna Islands, Iceland, just three days ago in the early evening and have had a most enjoyable sail to th ...
I had escaped Covid 19 so far, but on the 15th, I tested positive. Ron and John tested negative and they decided to leave the boat asap to escape an infection. It worked for John who had the disease ...
Isafjodur has its own brewery! Not bad for a little town of 2736 souls. But there’s definitely nothing much else. There is a supermarket, a big hardware store that’s half empty. A hotel or two. ...