Ballintuim Ship's Logs for Orkney & Shetland cruise - 2007
Orkney and Shetland, August - (Kathy & Nigel)
Friday 17th August 2007 return to Stromness via Scrabster ferry.
Saturday 23rd - Stromness
08.00 Overcast, Charge service battery
Sunday 19th - Stromness
08.00 Depart for Pierewell, Westray, wind N 3/4, weather clear, Main + Genoa (+motor)
08.35 off Braga rocks, main + motor
11.00 off Birsay
13.45 off Noup Head, Westray
15.00 bear south into Papa Sound,
15.35 Pick up mooring off Pierowell, Log 36.6 miles
Monday 20th - Pierowell, Westray
08.00 wind N 4/5/6 overcst
13.00 N 6/7, rain, still on board
17.15 N 4, mist, still on board
Tuesday 21st - Pierowall, Westray
07.00 wind NNE 2, low cloud
short shopping trip ashore
11.05 Drop mooring, fog, Main + Genoa
14.15 Pick up mooring in South Bay off Nouster, North Ronaldsay, log 15.9 miles
Wednesday 22nd - South Bay, North Ronaldsay
am Walk up to Lighthouse + conducted tour of the island by a resident (Dorset born "birder")
12.25 Leave mooring, wind NW 1/2, Sun, Main + moto
13.00 Past Reef Dyke on course for Fair Isle at ~ 4 knots, Main + Genoa
15.00 Gentle past large trawler, 15.20 Dolphins on stb bow
16.20 wind 1/2, lost wind and tide, Main + motor but not Sun
18.30 wind 3/4, Tie up in North Haven, Fair Isle after a warm relaxed passage, log 17.6 miles
Thursday 23rd - North Haven, Fair Isle
am Short walk up the hill, wind SW 1, overcast
10.05 Drop mooring, head out for Shetland west coast, wind WxS 3/4, overcast, Main + Genoa
13.00 NW 2/3, Sun, Main + Genoa
11.00 Report passage in poor visibility
12.00 wind f4, 1 reef to help George, tanker sighted astern
13.00 wind up and down, Main + Genoa 7 1/2 miles to Fitful Head
14.30 very poor visibility, off Ninian Island, heading for Voe of North House in Clift Sound
15.20 Off South Havra, wind 2/3, Visibility 400m, Main down, motor
16.05 arrive in North House, anchor then accept a mooring from fish farm boatman, log 32 miles
Friday 24th - North House, South Shetland
08.45 Motor out heading for Scalloway, wind SSW 2,overcast
11.00 Sail part of way (Genoa) and moor at Boating club pontoon, (rather old!)
13.30 wind SxW 5 Getting windy, log 9.5 miles
Saturday 25th - Scalloway, Shetland
07.00 wind WxS 3, sunshine, bright clear morning becoming overcast
am Long walk over the hills, mostly dry and breezy
18.30 wind SW 5/6 Overcast
Sunday 26th - Scalloway, Shetland
11.00 wind NW gusty, showers
Monday 27th - Scalloway, Shetland
09.15 - 12.30 Trip to Lerwick for engine spares and book Ferry for Thursday
14.20 wind NW 5, Leave for Walls but change to Weidale Voe due to wind conditions
17.00 finally anchor in narrows above Hillister Ness on wet shore below "Pier", well sheltered.
log 11 miles
Tuesday 28th - Weisdale Voe, Shetland
am wind 2/3/4, sun/clouds unbend sails, dry sheets, repair seam on Genoa
14.40 weigh anchor heading round to Skeld by motor.
Wednesday 28th - Skeld, Shetland
De-commissoning and winterising Ballintuim
Thursday 29th - Skeld, Shetland
Leave to catch ferry
