Anchorages & Passages of note

Most of the posts linked to here were written as part of my cruise descriptions, particularly the two round GB trips, so if you have been through the entire blog there is little new to be found by following the links, unless that is you read them contemporaneously as each series were updated later when I had nothing better to do so there is new material, especially pictures and more detailed tracks since they were first written.

Anchorages.

The calm before the storm, Lindisfarne 2021.

Blog postings about particularly interesting anchorages I used during my round GB trips. Links open in a new window and may point to the first of 2 or more posts in which case follow the link at the end of the first post. See also my Guidance for Planning a round GB trip.

From the round GB trips in no particular order:

• The Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
• Tobermory (some iffy anchorages but good moorings and Marina) 2020 & 2021.
• Ardalanish (near Iona) 2021. 
• Hunda Sound, Scarpa Flow 2020 & 2021.
• Loch Ned, 2020 & 2021.
• Loch Ewe, 2020 & 2021.
• Loch Shieldaig (2021).
• Plockton (2021).
• Eilean Dubh, Carsaig Bay (Sound of Jura).
• Sorrento Bay (Nr Dublin) 2020 & 2021.

And a few from other cruises.

• Baltimore (Ireland) 2019.
• St Helens Pool, Isles of Scilly 2021.
• Braye harbour, mainly moorings but anchoring possible but I like Alderney! And I need to go back to finish my walk around the Island - the fit could do it in a day, I need to take it much slower. 2018, March 2019, May 2019, 

Passages.

Bellanoch on the Crinan, the marina is to the right.

These are mainly post(s) describing my passage plus a few specific pages with suggestions, neither are replacements for charts and the appropriate pilot or, at a minimum, "Reeds". 

Strome Narrows approaching Plocton from Upper Loch Carron.

Round GB, in no particular order:

• The Crinan Canal 2021.
• Entering linking to...
• Going through
• Crossing the Thames Estuary:
• North bound 2021.
• South bound 2020.
• See also Passage making along the east coast.
• The sound of Islay:
• South bound 2021.
• North bound 2020.
• Staffa (Fingle's Cave) & Iona 2021.
• Hoy Sound west bound to Loch Eribol 2021
• The Pentland Firth, general guidance and further links.
• Kyle Rhea & Sky Bridge.
• South bound 2021.
• North bound including Ardnamurchan Point 2020.
• Strome Narrows (Lower to Upper Loch Carron) 2021.
• Rounding Lands End.
• General.
• South bound 2021, June 2022, August 2022
• North bound 2020, 2022 

 

Approaching the inshore route round Portland Bill from the
west using the south going stream that runs for most of the day.
Be warned wind against that stream kicks up a nasty sea here,

Other:

• Portland Bill inshore route (these are a bit repetitive!).
• West Bound 2019, July 2021, August 2021, March 2022, August 2022
• East Bound 2019, 2021
• Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly - St Marys Pool - Newlyn.

• Anchorages, marinas and harbours (links):
  
  • The Solent.
  • The Needles to Plymouth.
  • Fowey to Lands End.
  • Lands End north to Anglesey
  • The Isles of Scilly and SE Ireland from Baltimore to Carnsore Point 
  • The East Cost of Ireland from Carnsore Pt to Red Bay.
  • Mull of Galloway to Ardnamurchan Point.
  • Ardnamurchan Point to Loch Ewe.
  • The Western Isles.
  • Loch Ewe to Orkney and on to The Solent.