Cape Wrath

I couldn't find a wifi signal last night, but here is yesterday's post:

D Day, 6 June 2016

We left left Kinlochbervie shortly aft 0700. The French boat had left earlier at 0630 along with another Bavaria yacht that had been rafted up to us over night. The sea was flat calm……to start with. We made good speed to Cape Wrath passing numerous beautiful beaches and headlands, then……all hell was let loose! Massive waves came at us from all angles and it was impossible to know which way to orientate the boat to approach most of the waves at the right angle. If you imagine being in a washing machine you might have some idea of what it was like! Three metre waves stood high above the boat right next to us but somehow they passed beneath us. The boat took some punishment too as a baton pocket on the sail was torn. Wizard, the other Bavaria yacht, had followed us to Cape Wrath but had now disappeared! Did they turn back? Eventually, slowly, we worked our way eastwards and the waves became smaller. We braved making a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich. By the time we got to Scrabster the sea was almost flat and it was a pleasure to be at sea once more! We think the wind and tide being in the same direction helped a lot, even though it was not in the preferred direction. No photos from me of Cape Wrath in this post – I was a bit too busy to take photos!

We have now rounded a number of significant turning points – Dover, Peterhead into the Moray Firth, and now Cape Wrath. Next we visit Stromness, our most northerly point on this project. All downhill after that!

Joke:

I tried to find a joke about Cape Wrath. There aren't any. No-one jokes about Cape Wrath.

Motoring up to Cape Wrath, Wizard is in the background following us

The coast up to Cape Wrath

OK here's a photo of Cape Wrath - just not one that I took!