powerskipper
Well-Known Member
If anyone is thinking of going up there, do it if you can!
I have spent a couple of weeks in the last month training some guys and girls up there. On of all boat landing crafts, it not the time of year I would recommend being up there, but it is like a different world. If you want beautiful scenery, places to anchor and get away from it all it’s the place to be.
The Orkneys have a climate all their own, a bit like the Solent, the weather seems to mostly roll around the Islands
. You can see the weather from a long way off. One guy said to me he used to like rainbows until he worked there and now, they mean he’s going to get wet.
Nearly all the Islands are low lying, so Radar is a god send, as there is little buoyage. Most of the Harbours are stone and wood piers, with a few mooring buoys put out in the summer. Resupplying is via a few shops but not always within easy reach of the harbours.
Most of the boats around are fishing boat, ferry’s, of fish farm vessels. It’s very peaceful boating.
I have spent a couple of weeks in the last month training some guys and girls up there. On of all boat landing crafts, it not the time of year I would recommend being up there, but it is like a different world. If you want beautiful scenery, places to anchor and get away from it all it’s the place to be.
The Orkneys have a climate all their own, a bit like the Solent, the weather seems to mostly roll around the Islands
. You can see the weather from a long way off. One guy said to me he used to like rainbows until he worked there and now, they mean he’s going to get wet.
Nearly all the Islands are low lying, so Radar is a god send, as there is little buoyage. Most of the Harbours are stone and wood piers, with a few mooring buoys put out in the summer. Resupplying is via a few shops but not always within easy reach of the harbours.
Most of the boats around are fishing boat, ferry’s, of fish farm vessels. It’s very peaceful boating.
