Sailing from Peterhead to the humber

[Alastairdent]

Road haulage is looking dear, and we might have to sail the new old boat down from peterhead <does happy dance>

Anyone sailed in this area, any recommendations? As she's an old boat, and I haven't had a chance to do a thorough check, we'd probably have to 'port hop' along the coast. That's going to add a lot of miles /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[AndrewB]

Many congrats on your purchase, looks a nice yacht.

Given the uncertain age and condition I'd strongly recommend against collecting her and attempting this passage straight off, unless you can persuade the previous owner to come with you.

I've only once sailed that way but you are looking at a 260 mile passage, not much help from the prevailing wind, a bit exposed in places with one or two longish hops between safe harbours. It would be better to leave her in Peterhead for the time being, take time out to do a couple of day sails to assess her capability and get the basics fixed (there's bound to be some), then bring her back.

 

[scarlett]

I agree with AB. I have sailed from Dunbar to the Humber, port hopping, in September. It took three weeks due to unfavourble weather. There is a shortage of good all tide, all weather stops.

Hartlepool and Blyth are good, Whitby only just all tide but not all weather. Otherwise I have either no experience or would not recommend, because of the water depths or the entry in bad weather.
EG, Dunbar, Eyemouth, Scarborogh and Bridlington.

 

[Alastairdent]

Talked to the owner, all lights coming up green on the yacht condition. Having brought an elderly motor barge up from London, and had a prop shaft go, I'm under no illusions about doing such a long passage without breakages. Feel a bit better about looking at it with a sailboat. The barge propshaft went 200m out of Grimsby. Previous night we'd been 15miles from the shore when crossing the Wash - just glad it hadn't gone then.

May look at doing a multi-stage hop with some friends doing a bit of the trip for me.

 

[webcraft]

Have done this trip in reverse, i.e. from the Humber to Peterhead, in a 23ft Colvic Watson.

We did:

Grimsby - Hartlepool
Hartlepool - Amble
Amble - Eyemouth
Eyemouth - Stonehaven
Stonehaven - Peterhead

There isn't any decent all-tide refuge between the Humber and Hartlepool, but it's not too long a hop and if you have to enter the Humber at night it's not difficult - plenty of lights.

Stonehaven - Eyemouth takes you a long way offshore, but it's only 60 miles and well worth doing in one hop IMHO - you don't want to bother going into the Tay or the Firth, it's miles out of your way. Eyemouth was well sheltered.

Amble has a sill, so you will need to check tides here. Nice wee marina though.

Hartlepool is a full facilities all singing all dancing locked marina, and Hartlepool is a wild place on a Saturday night if you are after local colour and entertainment!

Grimsby Marina (the old fish dock) was very friendly, ambience somewhat different from Crest-Nicholson.

Hope this helps,

Nick

 

[Alastairdent]

Cheers, Nick. I know Grimsby/Humber Cruising Association, lovely helpful (and knowledgeable) people.

Previous boat owner was suggesting aiming for Amble in one hop, will try to sit and work out schedules for trip to examine boat this lunchtime.