SCRABSTER TO BLYTHE - ROUND BRITAIN

 SCRABSTER TO BLYTHE

Just to note some of the journey legs are a little out of sequence depending when the video was posted but we'll tidy that up later . The Jourmey Map shows you the legs as we round Britain in a Clockwise Direction. but we are on the way from Scrabster heading down the East Coast 

So on we go leaving the north coast of Scotland behind ..we pass through the Inner sound at the Pentland of Firth this place can be dangerous so timing means everything along with weather. We got it on a perfect day but it was still a bubbling pot of badness so take care here. We also past John O Groats the most north place on the uk mainland. As we swing down on to the east coast winds were changing all over the place the vhf forecasts were giving thunder and lighting storms it was nail biting stuff. Darren seen a few massive flashes while on watch. During the night I got a tiny bit sea sick due to a funny old swell but I beat it. How do you combat seasickness? What I liked about this coast was how well the fishermen marked there pots a top job to be honest. There was lots of pots about so I set the seed of doubt in Darrens head just before he went to sleep...I was about to play an evil trick on him...but what was it? As the days went on we lost all wind and Newcastle was off so we headed to Blyth. There wasn’t much going on here the marina was sort of shut down no showers are toilets but hey the guys about here was spot on and friendly. We got low on diesel so we were asking about were to get fuel but it was a kamel hike away to far to carry even for us...but we had a very kind gentleman who drove Darren down to get fuel...so it worked out well...The marina you can access all times of the tide pretty straight forward. You can get all you need in the town to resupply there is a pretty nice beach here to. Anyway let’s jump aboard and get some time at sea...

Scrabster Harbour

HEBRIDES AGAIN - AILSA CRAIG - AILLSE CREAG

 AILSA CRAIG 

Well Rounded Britain and have returned up to Arran . Thought I woould bring you this picture Ailsa Craig , which we could not land on , but thought with the growing number of hits on are Hebridean Adventures we would fill in with a little background on Ailsa Craig . Here goes

Aillse Creag 

The modern name of the island is an anglicisation of the Gaelic, Aillse Creag meaning "fairy rock"

Ailsa Craig is formed from a volcanic plug from a long extinct volcano believed to be over 500 million years old. It is an archetypal island mountain; a symmetrical cone of primitive rock jutting up from the sea 10 miles west of the south Ayrshire coastline.

Its located halfway between Glasgow and Belfast and is sometimes called " Paddys Milestone "

Alisa Craig is known particularly for two main assets. 1. It is the breeding ground for one of the largest colonies of gannets in the world and 2. it contains a most important 'blue hone' granite quarry, known the world over as the source of granite for curling stones. The lighthouse was built in 1883-6 by Thomas Stevenson.

GO FUND ME THANK YOUS

A Big Thanks to two more folk on the Go Fund me Page making this possible one Anon and to Tommy Stewart Thank You Both this really makes a difference in keeping the " Just Because " up and running and bringing you all of adventures on the sea 

Cape Wrath - Round Britain - 2020

 Cape Wrath 

In Case any one is confused Have posted the Videos a little ot of sequence this one obviously took us onward down the East Coast.. 

We gear up to round Britain’s Cape Horn but if I’m honest it was a walk in the park. We leave the beautiful anchorage and move to Kinlochbervie the last harbour on the mainland before rounding the cape. It had very friendly staff and it was a beautiful little place there is also a few anchorages around it.the approach is ok here to and it’s well sheltered. We moved of the next morning as the weather was perfect for hitting the cape as we approached the water was a little bubbly just letting you know what could happen here if it turned ..but if you wait on weather it’s an easy passage so don’t let the horror stories put you off just watch the weather and tides. Rounding this cape I felt very privileged she let me through with no drama but I can tell you this it was an awesome sight... after rounding it we got the chute up and started pushing along the north coast to an anchorage known as Talmine a beautiful little place on the right days ...again there is a few places round here were you can anchor it took us a few goes to get the hook to grab but once set she held well...some weed down there so bang the boat in reverse and make sure she is well caught. We spent one day here and moved of again to Scrabster the harbour guys were spot on but this wasn’t my type of place and if you need shopping it’s miles away... anyway enough talking from me. Hope you enjoy this leg of the voyage and thanks for staying onboard ⛵️

Cape Wrath


Cape Wrath Lighthouse is located at the most north westerly tip of mainland Britain, in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland. The Cape is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as a Special Protection Area for birds.

Cape Wrath Lighthouse

Visitting Cape Wrath

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

 BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

MOTIVATION FROM THE SKIPPER

 MOTIVATION FROM THE ADMIRAL  LESSONS OF LIFE

STORNAWAY TO LOCH A CHADH-Fi - SEA SICKNESS & MAYDAYS

 Stornoway to Loch A Chadh-Fi

Earlier This Year on the Hebrides Round

Ok we have not showed you the short run up to Stornoway as it was uneventful and boring. I’ve been to Stornoway a few times now and I’m sure you have seen it in videos when I was heading out to the Faroe Islands. We had a great stay here and I was happy to see a fellow sailor and I guy I’ve followed Fir a long time here on YouTube Drake is his name his channel is Drake paragon some really good adventures from him and Mo it was a real honour having my boat parked up beside Paragon and getting a welcome from Drake. Ok so the sail across the sea of Hebrides was awesome and fast really enjoyed that run. The anchorage we went to was remote but just beautiful we encountered some heavy winds in here but the holding is really good. Coming into the anchorage watch out for fish farms and buoys around this area you will find many hiding places form wind so nothing is to far if things change there is no shops here so be stocked up....anyway enough from me enjoy the video and if I can be of any help on the area please feel free to ask

MR BOYD S FIRST OFFICIAL FOLLOWER

 Mr Boyds First Official Follower

Great news for Mr Boyd , pleased to announce after his ground breaking episode , improvising  a sturdy stick made from antler and other Maritime Resources we have been contacted by a potential Groupie . I believe she goes under the Name of Judy

For those of you that missed Mr Boyds Ground breaking episode check out the episode and young Judy !!

https://skipperjamesadventures.blogspot.com/2020/08/guide-to-norn-ireland-language.html

PERSONAL THANK YOU TO GO FUNDERS

 PERSONAL THANK YOU TO GO FUNDERS

A heart felt thank you to all who helps us bring the You Tube Channel and supporting us in bringing episodes to you .Thank You to Lee Green and Ian Quinn for making difference - thanks on behalf of myself and crew fellas

ROUND BRITAIN - PORTALND BILL - UPDATE

WAITING FOR BILL

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 Currently waiting to go around Portland Bill . mad water here at the moment , waiting for the safest option . More updates and videos to follow soon .  Rough Water Sailing Video Above Taken on the " Just Because "  similar likely to follow

This stretch of water os renowned for The notorious Portland Race; the huge turbulence is caused by massive volumes of water surging up and down over the great undersea Portland Ledge,

" Well few days ago we took a little bit of weather crossing the Bristol Channel. As the weather slowly worsened we had no choice but to push miles of the coast and offshore to keep ourselves and the boat safe to some of you land lovers this will make no sense heading into the chaos but it’s what you do when there is no where to hide. As darkness fell the wind piped up and we got hit with a few bad gusts and our reefing horns snapped which caused the sail to gain more power but we got the sail lashed down and the 2nd reef working well so we could continue pushing through the weather all was well by 0.9.00 the next morning. We headed for Milford Haven were we got met by a very kind gentleman who got us the specialist we needed to fix the horns. So all is well now and we can relax down in dale anchorage and await weather for the next move. Many. So thanks to Lee for the donation today which has helped towards the horns. Thanks to you all past and present for your help "