Author Archives: Jill Beckett

The Orkneys are indeed beautiful and it was delightful to sail here in good weather yesterday.  Virtually every person we spoke to in Scrabster kept telling us there was going to be bad weather at the weekend and to take … Continue reading →

        Another leg commences!  This one takes us from the top of the mainland of Scotland – Scrabster to the Orkney Islands, hopefully the Shetland Islands too and then head south and begin the journey back down … Continue reading →

Its always a strange time when we are between legs, saying goodbye to our skipper and eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next and this time is no different. We have had a lovely time sailing from Northern Ireland with … Continue reading →

Another glorious day in paradise!  A beautiful morning, and it feels as if we are abroad.  The sun is shining, the water is calm, the landscape is gorgeous and it feels difficult to believe we are sitting on the top … Continue reading →

I can’t believe this is the start of the 8th week of this trip – it really has gone so fast!  Here we are right at the top of Scotland, the last place you can visit on the coastline on the … Continue reading →

Up bright and early waiting for the VHF to burst into action with Stornaway Coast guard updating us with the weather forecast.  We kept our fingers crossed as the unit cackled away, with the gale warning being ceased and promise … Continue reading →

Our day began just before 9am with a lovely aroma wafting into my cabin – our skipper, having said we could have a lye in today, was enticing us out of bed early by making us bacon sandwiches! Thanks for … Continue reading →

We had an early start this morning as the weather forecast confirmed severe gale warnings in Bailey, Rockall and Hebrides, but our brave skipper boldly went on with our planned passage I enjoyed bringing the boat out of Gairloch as … Continue reading →

Plockton is a lovely find indeed! and we are very grateful to the owners of “Monkey Business” We hope you can see this blog and see our appreciation! Today is my birthday, and my day began with an all male … Continue reading →

What a beautiful start to the day – the sun was shining and the sea was like glass and Loch Nevin looked spectacular Our heads (and John’s bottom!) are a little sore this morning after our brilliant night out in … Continue reading →