Category: Travelogues & Trips
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đź“Ť Favourite place: Rathlin
The small island off the north-east coast of Northern Ireland has everything you need for life: wonderful countryside, a mini supermarket and a pub.
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Northern Ireland from Rathlin to Bangor – July 2026
We leave Scotland for Northern Ireland. Its reputation as a challenging tidal cruising ground precedes it, so we plan our crossing carefully.
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Scotland’s west coast: from Corpach to Port Ellen – summer 2026
After a week in the canal, we are back in salt water. On Scotland’s west coast, a spectacular landscape awaits us, but also a few weeks of bad weather.
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Scotland from Inverness through the Caledonian Canal to the west coast – June 2026
7 days, 60 miles, 29 locks and 10 swing bridges. Our journey along the Caledonian Canal takes us right across Scotland’s Great Glen.
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Scotland from the Orkney Islands to Inverness – June 2026
In the first half of June we sailed from Kirkwall, the capital of the Orkney Islands, to the Scottish mainland to Inverness, the starting point of the Caledonian Canal.
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Scotland from the Shetland Islands to the Orkneys – May & June 2026
From mid-May to early June we sailed from Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Islands, to the Orkney Islands.
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From Norway to Shetland – crossing the North Sea in May 2026
Our second offshore trip across the North Sea takes us from Norway to Shetland in May 2026. Around 190 nautical miles later, we arrive in Scotland.
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Norway from Bulandet to Fedje – May 2026
In May 2026, a small mishap with the engine forced us to make an extra detour via Florø. There we were able to repair the water pump. After that, we…
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đź“Ť Favorite place: Bulandet
The last miles of our Norway trip in spring 2026. For our tour across the North Sea towards Shetland, we waited in Bulandet for good weather.
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Norway from Kristiansund to Bulandet – spring 2026
In spring 2026, we set off south: from our winter quarters to our last harbour in Norway. Next stop, Shetland.