Dragging weed

20Jun13

After leaving Pierowall we had tried anchoring in two locations around the Isle of Eday but failed miserably as masses of kelp prevented our anchor setting and just resulted in a mass of greenery attached to the flukes which took a long time to clear; not a good situation to be in whilst drifting freely on the wind and tide fearing to engage the propeller for fear of becoming entangled with 20m of trailing seaweed.

Thankfully, there has been a lot of investment by Orkney Islands Council to encourage visitors with the building of new piers and the improvement of established harbours including the provision of mooring buoys in the high season. So, another night on a mooring buoy and another tranquil night free of charge in comparison to some of the increasing marina rates – though a ticket may still be needed for overnight mooring – this should encourage the visitor to spend money in the local community which we are pleased to do.