Saturday, 10 August 2024

Home Again

From Stroma, we caught the last of the flood round Duncansby head and anchored in Sinclair's Bay. Here is the Duncansby race in calm conditions (4 knts through the water, and 8 over the ground):


From Sinclair's Bay we motored (again) back to Lossiemouth, passing through the Beatrice Field and the Smith Bank wind farm:


Beatrice Field

A nice sailing breeze from the East sprung up as we were putting out the ropes and fenders ...

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