To the capital...

Position: 58•59'.20N 002•57'.46W, Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney.
Phil brought us through some fairly tricky pilotage, en route to Kirkwall, on the other side of Mainland. I think he was a little surprised by the tides as we left How Sound, where we had a good 6kn tide behind us, which was causing some fairly serious standing waves, even in a very gentle W wind.
With that in mind for the next section, phil decided to take us by (what he thought was) an easier and more open route. Wrong!
How we managed not to hit the rocks is beyond me! Good job we didn't though I guess!
Stopping here for the night, with a view to heading a little further north tomorrow, before the big push south.
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