slawosz
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Regarding one leg, say Harwich - Aberdeen/Peterhead - how far offshore would be recommended? 40-60 nm?
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Daydream believer
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I do not think that you can stop at Aberdeen. It may be commercial only. Others may confirm/deny
But no need to go far offshore along that bit of coast. Perhaps you might want to go outside the Farnes but I went inside to stop at Blythe, heading south.
No major issues along the coast except the Wash & one can cut that bit out, once past Yarmouth . There are a few sandbanks to navigate clear of Yarmouth north. Watch out for wind farms . I like staying inshore so I can be near shelter ( albeit limited) before the weather worsens, forcing one to stay well offshore.
But no need to go far offshore along that bit of coast. Perhaps you might want to go outside the Farnes but I went inside to stop at Blythe, heading south.
No major issues along the coast except the Wash & one can cut that bit out, once past Yarmouth . There are a few sandbanks to navigate clear of Yarmouth north. Watch out for wind farms . I like staying inshore so I can be near shelter ( albeit limited) before the weather worsens, forcing one to stay well offshore.
Concerto
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Aberdeen can only be used as a harbour of safety as there are no special facilities for leisure craft. Stonehaven a few miles south is quaint but you have to tie to alongside a conrete wall with a ladder, so a fender board is very useful. There is about a 3½ metre rise and fall of tide, so long lines are necessary. I did it singlehanded and hand no problems.
cherod
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Stonehaven very nice place / harbour
AntarcticPilot
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I recall it from my teens! As you say, a very nice place. But you can get weather-bound in an easterly; that's why we didn't use it on my journey in the opposite direction!
Daydream believer
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I must admit that I am always put off by mooring against a harbour wall. Not to mention getting over the edge of the quay from the ladder if the handrail does not extend above ground level. Some Dutch ones are like that & I end up scrabbling on my knees trying to get up. Worse still going down with no hand holds. It is a case of crawl backwards & try to get a leg down onto a rung, then a hand on to the top one before committing ones c of g to the waiting dock below. 
So I went Peterhead to Eyemouth first time & via Arbroth the second.
It was at Arbroath where I was having difficulty finding the entrance. I called the Harbour master & asked for directions. He told me to look for the football pitch & the entrance was just to the N of that. He was dead right. However, I waited until I was safely berthed, before I pointed out to him that the football pitch was down behind the sea wall & one needed a b...y helicopter to see it from the sea.
So I went Peterhead to Eyemouth first time & via Arbroth the second.
It was at Arbroath where I was having difficulty finding the entrance. I called the Harbour master & asked for directions. He told me to look for the football pitch & the entrance was just to the N of that. He was dead right. However, I waited until I was safely berthed, before I pointed out to him that the football pitch was down behind the sea wall & one needed a b...y helicopter to see it from the sea.
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