Georgio
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Good to hear, I hope it allows many a restful night at anchor.
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Good to hear, I hope it allows many a restful night at anchor.
Salty John
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Are you using a value £1 doormat?
Damn, this is going to turn into a door mat thread is it?
Searush
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The value £1 doormat is priced at £3 on th6e web site. We all need to know these things.
KenMcCulloch
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We need to know, where is Harmony now?
dylanwinter
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Lossiemouth - via peterhead, fraserburgh, Banff
rainign today so will be here again tonight
Nairn tomorrow - rainng thursday again, Findhorn Friday,
Peterhead and Fraserburgh snaps on website
they have massivbe pealgic ships there. £60,000,000 a pop - they work ten weeks a year, the fishermen earn £80,000 a year, crew of 12
they hoover up every bit ofg biomass they can ensnare - feekin madness
lots of very expensive cars here - as one bloke saidf "what with the fish and the opil there has been no recession here"
but we saw dolphins today. Woo Hoo!
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rainign today so will be here again tonight
Nairn tomorrow - rainng thursday again, Findhorn Friday,
Peterhead and Fraserburgh snaps on website
they have massivbe pealgic ships there. £60,000,000 a pop - they work ten weeks a year, the fishermen earn £80,000 a year, crew of 12
they hoover up every bit ofg biomass they can ensnare - feekin madness
lots of very expensive cars here - as one bloke saidf "what with the fish and the opil there has been no recession here"
but we saw dolphins today. Woo Hoo!
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KenMcCulloch
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Excellent news. The Moray Firth has a big population of Bottlenose Dolphins, one of the best places to see them is Chanonry Point. Never been in to Nairn or Findhorn myself, look forward to the reports and the movie.
SteveSarabande
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Findhorn is a great place
JumbleDuck
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That's why the NE fishing ports have some of the biggest drug problems in Scotland. May even be worse than Stornoway.
Seajet
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Strewth, not exactly ' Local Hero ' is it ?!
dylanwinter
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we are loving this part of the coast -brilliant quiet marinas with lovely staff and uberclean bogs - 19 hours of daylight - dramatic skies, no insects, a harbour every ten miles, flat water, mountains, sandy beaches, Bloomin perfect
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wully1
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That's done it......
On second thoughts , I can't see the hordes deserting the overpriced scenic delights oil refinery creek.
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ProDave
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don't tell everyone and don't make videos of it.....
dylanwinter
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smokin fish
more snaps of smoking fish here
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/sailing-around-britain/fisher-of-men-sculpture/
more snaps of smoking fish here
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/sailing-around-britain/fisher-of-men-sculpture/
sighmoon
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I agree, it's lovely. It's the wildlife that made it for us. We had gannets diving all around the boat at one point, and then once they'd gone, the dolphins came to play.
Flat water is not always the case though - in strong Easterlies, with an outgoing tide, waves heap up steeper and steeper as you get further into the Moray Firth.
dylanwinter
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Findhorn to Cromarty
accompanied by dolphins for an hour
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/sailing-around-britain/findhorn-to-cromarty/
ProDave
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Glad you have met our resident pod of dolphins. A regular sight. Out of 5 trips on the boat so far this year I've seen them 3 times.
So are you exploring the Cromarty Firth first then?
If you are at Cromarty now, has the ferry started running yet this year? or is it still parked on the beach next to the harbour?
So are you exploring the Cromarty Firth first then?
If you are at Cromarty now, has the ferry started running yet this year? or is it still parked on the beach next to the harbour?
dylanwinter
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ferry running - moored in the harbour
remendous rows in the harbour about who controlls it
growing yachties or old fishermen
most entertaining
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Dave-Shafa
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Glad you made it to Cromarty.
I saw a single dolphin last week at the entrance to the Cally Canal.
It surfaced once - a few feet from me.
First dolphin I have seen in the Moray Firth. Yes odd.
I saw a single dolphin last week at the entrance to the Cally Canal.
It surfaced once - a few feet from me.
First dolphin I have seen in the Moray Firth. Yes odd.
Even Chance
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Whats the plans for coming up the Moray coast then? Loads of nice wee harbours for you to stop at in short hops. Most have plenty of water. Weather is great today anyway.
Its Lifeboat day / Harbour day in Wick on this coming Saturday. Normally a decent turnout, with visiting yachts from all over. Loads of old historic boats to see, including the old Fifie drifter the Isabella Fortuna. (think its actually free berthing as well) Usually is....
Its Lifeboat day / Harbour day in Wick on this coming Saturday. Normally a decent turnout, with visiting yachts from all over. Loads of old historic boats to see, including the old Fifie drifter the Isabella Fortuna. (think its actually free berthing as well) Usually is....
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dgadee
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I left Whitehills yesterday morning and there were loads playing around the boat. Got the camera out and thought I had good video of them, only to find 'Picture Error'. Inverness for a few days (work calls) and then off north. Quite expensive mooring here - almost south coast prices. Aberdeen cheapest so far (£23 for up to five days - bargain, if you are happy cleaning the boat afterwards and can make do with no facilities), Whitehills nicest (also next cheapest) and Port Edgar the sniffiest (wanted me to put two lorry batteries back on the boat, when I asked where I could leave them for recycling) but with great views of the bridges.
With 1.8m draft, the east coast is not the easiest area to potter about in. It looks as though only Helmsdale and Wick are available to me.