Sailing Round Britain in day sails only!
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- Опубліковано 7 січ 2023
- A VERY cut down edit of my circumnavigation in 2021 showing the ports and anchorages I used and how I managed day sails only and saw lots of wonderful places along the way! There are links to my longer videos in this edit. As has been pointed out by a comment my commentary refers to a stay in "west Loch Tarbert" which could be confused with the actual "West Loch Tarbert" which is in a very different place!
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Excellent condensed video. I've been in about half of those places and agree completely with your comments so I've now got a great description of the other half with confidence of the accuracy of the description.
Thank you for your comments and glad you found it informative
Thank you for putting this together Derek, what a very useful guide to anyone contemplating this trip, or any part of it. You make many of those harbours and anchorages look and sound very tempting. David.
Thank you David. I don’t think I found any unhelpful harbour masters and with proper planning and preparation it was easier than one might think. If anyone is contemplating it just do it - the regrets would be from not going!
What a great video and guide to sail the British coast. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done mate,lovely
Thankyou Derek: I'm heading clockwise from Ipswich in our Centaur in about 10 days - your footage is inspiring me.
Regards, Rob
Excellent! Glad its was helpful - you'll have a whale of a time! I'm setting off from the Exe towards the end of May heading west towards Salcombe and Falmouth and from there to Southern Ireland. Who knows we may see each other along the way. What is your boat's name?
Great video. Did a similar trip back in 2016 but went over the top via Orkneys. Agree about a Bertie at Whitehills.
Amazing trip and a great video. Congratulations.
Thank you - I was very fortunate to be able to do the trip and the videos help me remember it all!
Well done Sir!
That was really useful and onteresting. Thank you
Well done sir! My wife and I have been lucky to travel around the uk three times so far, once through the canals and twice around the top, and we have been to many of the same harbours as yourself. I agree with you on so many points from taking your time in west coast of Scotland to how spotlessly clean the village of whitehills is.
Wow! I’m impressed with the 3 times circumnavigation! Maybe I should at least make it twice! I would definitely budget time for more time in the Western Isles.
Thx for that lovely impressions! I really like it very much. Especially your clear pronouciation (I'm a german learning english), the beautiful pictures and Pink Floyd ;-)
Thank you for your kind comments in excellent English!
Thanks great films lots of info I plan the same trip next year when I retire I also single hand
I’m glad it was helpful. I had the time of my life and I’m sure you’ll be so pleased you did it!
Looking forward to watching these :)
Hope you enjoy!
very informative and a cool choice of music too.
Glad you liked it!
Great video! We did exactly this journey from the Netherlands in 2014 the only differences were we did it clockwise and we took the Swellies passage at Anglesey from Caernarfon to Conway.
Thank you! There are always choices to be made … and compromises unless you have unlimited time. I did miss out on doing the Swellies - and I would have liked to visit Lundy island in the Bristol Channel. But what a wonderful voyage it was!
I will still watch the video though. Good content and helpful. Maybe get a suitable mic with a wind protection cover, allowing more use of the ambient sounds of sailing and the sea. Wishing you a safe and pleasant sail.
Good Job
Excellent.👍👍👍Regardless what anyone tells you, you will need as many fenders in the Caledonia and or crinan canals as you can carry, especially if there are strong winds from sw or se. My boat received some nasty canal tattoos to port side gel coat. I was single handed, but in the company of another single hander,Clyde to westray and back via both canals.
Agreed, and add to that fender board(s) with rope threaded internally not exposed to the walls!
Just spotted two of the three Sigmas belonging to Premier Sailing that were doing Sail for Macmillan. We were in Whitehills the same time as you. I agree it is a lovely friendly place.
I seem to remember one MacMillan sponsored yacht at some stage of my trip! Was it Whitehills? I’ll have another scan of my videos again. Thanks for this!
Great video Derek! Since your boat drafts 1.6 mt all theese places have more than that waterdepth.. I guess... Thanks again!
My Fulmar has bilge keels and only draws 1.2m but all the spots would be accessible with 1.6m draft. My bilge keels just let me anchor closer in sometimes or moor up outside a marina which had a sill and thereby depart earlier!
Thanks for answering!
WhiteHills is such a lovely place. Most amazing people. We had some problems, lost our propeller, and everyone helped us.
Not sure if Bertie was still there as harbourmaster he was brilliant and the feature pic on that video was taken by him! If he’s not then I’m sure he will have trained up his replacement well!
Very informative - thank you. I'd be interested in your thoughts about the manageability of your 32' boat for single-handed sailing versus having enough space for all that is needed for the trip.
Life is often about compromises! 32ft is as much as I’d want to manage singlehanded if your thinking of using pontoons/ marinas. Anchoring is easier for a 32ft and you’d cope with bigger. However round Britain for me meant using harbours and marinas and 32 was as much as I could manage. The Fulmar is quite roomy inside and easily held all my cruising shute/ spinnaker, sailing gear, table and cushions, clothes etc and food for 3+months (shops were readily available!). I’m not good at being without unlike some people so I like my comforts. Others have managed with less on a 26ft boat!
Great achievement and advice. Our fulmar was originally from “March hare of Arun” was her name then. Love the pink Floyd background music. Fellow fan.❤
Thanks for the very interesting summary
One minor correction - if your map is correct then you actually stayed in 'Loch Tarbert' on Jura. 'West Loch Tarbert' is further to the southeast, on the west side of Kintyre.
Thanks for the comment ‘waterbuoy’. You are right it was Loch Tarbert but it was the west side of the same. I know people often anchor deeper in whereas I stayed at the western end! Thanks for the correction I hadn’t foreseen the confusion with the proper West Loch Tarbert!
Subscribed because I love those who love Floyd.
Thank you! They are the backing track to my life and loves!
@derekhathaway same here. They are my 15yo sons favorite as well. It's more than music it's art. I can see people listening to them a century from now when we are all long onto our next big adventure.
Looks like a very pleasant voyage. Can I ask, how long did it take all together and what time of year was it?
I spent 3 months which allowed a whole 7 days in the Caledonian, 10 days in the Western Isles, several days in Padstow cause weather was good, and often spending a couple of days in port to chill out! I set off in April so as to have long days in Scotland in June.
Derek, inspiring video. Is your fulmar a fin or bilge keel version?
It’s bilge keels. There were a few occasions when that helped a lot - E.g. I could take the ground in an outer harbour and depart earlier / before the inner harbour with a lock was open or anchor deeper in for more shelter. Most of the time though it didn’t make a lot of difference!
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Great video. How long did the entire trip take please? A video talking about the route planning for each leg would be fascinating
I spent 3months but that included 10 days in the Western Isles on a bit of a jolly and a full week going through the Caledonian canal and you can do it quicker. Also if you are up for some overnight passages it could be a lot shorter. But it’s something to savour not rush! Good comment about including something about the planning. I’ll bear that in mind for future videos - I’m heading to Ireland next week!
@@derekhathaway really appreciate this information. I do think a video about your route planning and contingencies and also perhaps a video on how you would do it faster would be very popular. Many people would consider this but don’t have the experience to work it all out.
Derek,
What was you STARTING and ENDING months for your 2021 UK trip?
Want to know when I should be leaving the UK before Winter sets in.
Thanks.
Robert
Hi Robert, my main consideration was to be in Scotland in June as historically that month gives fair warm weather and long days. I know this year has bucked trends! So I set off anti-clockwise from the Exe estuary in late April and got back home in mid July. If I’d had more time I’d have spent longer around the Western Isles!
Well done! You didn't go to the Scillies.....😁
Well I go to the Scillies almost every year (not ‘20 with Covid etc!) so missing it in ‘21 was no big deal - been back ‘22 & ‘23!! Had to miss out on Lundy though which I regret.😢
What draught is your vessel sir , excellent videos btw .
HI Mark, Thanks for the comment. She is bilge keel and draws just 1.2m which makes some harbours easier to access or leave at low water and dry out in places like Lindisfarne!
@@derekhathaway Loved the clips & the information , we sail the NE coast from Hartlepool , hoping to circumnavigate next year ourselves .
AH ! a bit of Pink Floyd, how nice.
Nice summary - departed April but you don’t say when you got back - how long did it take?
Thanks
Hi Christopher, I got back early July but that was partly because I spent 7 days in the Caledonian canal, 10 days in the Western isles and several days in Padstow. So could have comfortably done it in less time. Best to not be rushed especially best to have time to enjoy parts of the journey!
Great trip Derek but you did not sail around `Britain. A large part of Scotland was missed out including Orkney and Shetland. Still was a great achievement though.
Strictly speaking you’re right. But for a 70yr old who only took up sailing in retirement and with a wife who would only join me for a Caledonian canal transit I chose this route which I would have missed going round the top! Life is full of choices and challenges! Thank you for your comment though!
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@derekhathaway sir, u r awesome! I have no idea what most of your words were, however, u r absolutely inspiring. 🍻
😁thank you!
Hi, Very encouraging video. I am thinking of sailing around Britain for a charity and can't afford a large boat. It would be great to get your advice on how it is done. In particular it seems important to consider the engine. Did you add a charity to your sailing?
You are so right about having a reliable motor. Although we all hope to sail much of the way the reality is that if you want to be sure of making fair progress you will need to motor or at least motor sail some passages. And of course getting in to harbours or anchoring especially singlehanded it is essential. There are several useful books out there - one by Roger Oliver Sailing solo around the UK and another by Sam Steele Circumnavigating UK & Ireland which will give you lots of advice. And of course check out my other more detailed videos of my circumnavigation.
I also did a blog which mentions the charity I raised money for as well as some of my experiences. Search for voyagesofthalmia.org
Super-informative. Not sure about the music.
Music is a very personal thing (I’ll try something different next time!) but glad the video was informative!
May I ask how you charged your batteries? And what size are they?
Hi Paul, I have 2x120ah lead acid leisure batteries and separate starter and windlass batteries. I have modest solar panel on the coach roof @c45watts which charges the leisure batteries via Victron MPPT controller (high spec panel from Solara - copes with some shade!) but also most days the motor ran entering and leaving port and often for longer! Always managed my electronics including autohelm without problem.
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Thanks for the info. I’m doing the same next year. So your video was invaluable to me.
A really inspiring vid, thank you, but I found the musak rather distracting.
You obviously do not enjoy quality music🤣
Dunnet Head and Cape Wrath just too much for weather and anchorages presumably.
Actually it was decided by my non sailing wife who said she would join me for the week if I transited the Caledonian! And in the event it was definitely worth doing for the fantastic scenery and having my wife with me of course!
Respectfully, would be much easier to watch without the loud rock style music.
Sorry that was not to your taste! I’m heading to Ireland in a couple of months and I’m exploring different music options as background to my videos. Thank you for commenting.
Pink Floyd Shine on you Crazy Diamond what's not to like.