Ballintuim Ship's Logs Orkney - 2006
Orkney in August - Kathy, Nigel, Janet & Rod Beebe + visitors
Wednesday 2nd August
20.45 Kathy, Nigel, Janet & Rod arrive at Stromness via evening ferry from Scrabster
Thursday 3rd to Saturday 5th August - Stromness marina
Thursday - visit museum and walk to Outertown
Friday - meet Jeanie & Jim, Anne & Jack off ferry, visit Scara Brae etc in afernoon
Saturday - local ferry to Hoy, Walk across the island to see the Old Man of Hoy
Sunday 6th August- Stromness marina
10.00 Depart for day trip to St Mary's, wind WSW 4/(5)
13.00 Tie up alonside Holm pier - St Mary's, wind WSW 5/(6), log 15.5 miles
pm - ashore for a meal with everbody at our visitors hotel, Fovervan
Monday 7th August - St Mary's quay
08.00 wind W 4, Sun & showers, p 1026,Comfortable night alongside
09.25 Kathy ashore with J+J, leave for beat back to Stromness 3 reefs + many rolls in Genoa
14.25 Tie up in Stromness marina, crew now expert at tacking! log 23.2 miles
Tuesday 8th August - Stromness marina
08.00 calm but overcast, p 1026
10.40 motor out of harbour, Nigel, Janet & Rod
11.50 Off Neban Point, big seas thru the race, uncomfortable sea now, wind SW3, 2 reefs+Genoa+motor
13.00 wind SxW 4, rain, motor off, steering for Bo??
14.10 rounded B?? light,steming tide along coast towards Haafs
16.05 thru Eynhallow Sound, 3 reefs + motor, heading for Seal rock
17.15 Just past Seal Skerry, tide finally not against us, wind S 5, rain
18.15 Tie up in Kirkwall marina, log 37,6 miles,(chart 34 miles). Kathy back on board
Wednesday 9th August - Kirkwall Marina
08.00 wind WSW 6/7, showers, p 1011. J+J, A+J leave Forvan to catch ferry & back to USA
Thursday 10th August - Kirkwall Marina
09.00 wind NW 6/7 showers, p 1014
20.00 wind NW 5, dry, p 1018
Friday 11th August - Kirkwall Marina
06.30 wind NW 4, overcast, p 1020, rather drab morning
06.55 Depart bound for Rousay, sun/clouds, Motor
09.30 arrive Trumland, Rousay, pick up visitor mooring
11.30 - 18.45 trip ashore to check out multiple cairns, howes & Broschs, log 12.2 miles
Saturday 12th August - Trumland mooring, Rousay
09.10 leave mooring to motor to Ham bay, wind NW 3 overcast, p 1026
10.00 drop anchor in Bay of Ham, 7.0m (inside fish farm)
13.35 Weigh anchor making gentle sail for Kirkwall, wind N 4/5, overcast, Genoa, log 16.1 miles
16.15 Tie up in Kirkwall
Sunday 13th August - Kirkwall Marina
07.30 wind N 4/5 overcas/showers, p 1025, Rod leaves for bus/ferry/train & plane to USA
09.30 no change - heavy mist and poor forecast
13.30 - 18.00 walk over to Scarpa watching horses beatinf the bounds on the way
Monday 14th August - Kirkwall Marina
09.30 wind N 4, p 1022, drier but heavily overcast, f/c wind increasing in pm
10.00 Leave Janet at bus station for homeward journey via ferry and train
12.00 depart Kirkwall having filled water tank, motor then Genoa
14.05 drop anchor in Deer Sound off Mirkady in 5.0m
15.30 Did not go for a walk! log 9.9 miles
Tuesday 15th August - Mirkady anchorage, Deer Sound
07.30 wind NW 3, overcast but a bit brighter than yesterday, p 1011
09.30 - 14.00 10mile walk around Mull Head
16.00 Weigh anchor heading for Stronsay, 2 reefs + 2 rolls in Genoa, wind NNW 4
18.25 off NW corner of Stronsay
19.15 Tie alongside Whitehall pier (East side), log 19.8 miles
Wednesday 16th August - Whitehall pier, Stronsay
09.00 wind N 4, mist and rain, p 1007
11.30 - 18.30 Calm & dry, walk around south shore, Seals & cliffs, about 14 miles
Thursday 17th August - Whitehall pier, Stronsay
08.00 wind SE 1, p 1011, rain, Turn boat around to face the weather
11.15 Leave with weather clearing, wind SE 3, heading up Eday sound, Main + Genoa
13.25 Pick up mooring in Calf Sound, north Eday, wind SExS 3, still dry
16.15 leave mooring, destination Rousay? weather - no change, Main + Genoa
17.00 approaching Weatherness Sound (south of Westray)
18.00 approaching narrow at the north end of Rousay, Howie Sound? need to review way points
18.40 Pick up mooring off Trumland jetty, Rousay, good sail & lunch stop, log 21.2 miles
Friday 18th August - Trumland mooring, Rousay
08.30 Fog, wind ENE 3, p 1016, Visibility 200 metres
11.20 Drop mooring to head south for Stromness via Eynhallow Sound, wind ENE 4, sun&fog
12.00 1.3 miles to Berger Rost, fog around, wind ENE 3/4, Main + Genoa
12.55 between Haafa Hellia, Gybe onto port, wind 4/5, 2 reefs + 6 rolls in Genoa
15.00 off Neben Point, wind ENE 3/4, overcast, 2 reefs + 4 rolls
16.00 wind 3/4 (5), Sun, flat calm thru' Hoy Sound, 3reef + motor, flod tide 4 knots
16.10 Tie up in Stromness, log 26.6 miles
21.00 Remove Sails & other tackle whilst dry - start de-commissioning
19th - 22nd August Stromness marina
Complete de-commisioning prior to leaving Ballintum for the winter in the marina.
