Stonehaven to Peterhead
We left at 9am with the Flying Pig, and not bad weather for a change. Josh got all excited and decided to put up the spinnaker, the large bright sail that balloons out the front of the boat, often called the kite for obvious reasons. The conditions were just right and it gave us an extra knot of speed.
We kept Flying Pig in view as well as a smaller red boat from Poole with a dog on board which had also been at Stonehaven. We were all bound for Peterhead so it was really nice to have company rather than looking at an empty sea all the time.
We passed Aberdeen at 1.00, a big commercial port which does not welcome yachts. The weather had clouded over and we were getting squalls under the rain clouds, so we had taken the spinnaker down. It was not an unpleasant trip even though it was still chilly with the occasional shower. We arrived Peterhead at 4pm, so quite a long day again but uneventful. It was raining hard all evening though so we didn't venture out and anyway there was nowhere to go.
Peterhead is a commercial port with a small marina tucked in by the beach, I can't say it is pretty but the facilities are good, showers and laundry and a very friendly and helpful HM. The next day (Monday 5th June) I did walk up to the town in heavy rain, the walk took about 40 minutes, but a lot of the shops were closed apparently due to a local holiday. Peterhead has several holidays when the schools and shops shut. The banks stay open as do the bigger stores, very odd, no one seems to know why this happens in Peterhead!
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| Josh navigating in the cockpit |
We kept Flying Pig in view as well as a smaller red boat from Poole with a dog on board which had also been at Stonehaven. We were all bound for Peterhead so it was really nice to have company rather than looking at an empty sea all the time.
We passed Aberdeen at 1.00, a big commercial port which does not welcome yachts. The weather had clouded over and we were getting squalls under the rain clouds, so we had taken the spinnaker down. It was not an unpleasant trip even though it was still chilly with the occasional shower. We arrived Peterhead at 4pm, so quite a long day again but uneventful. It was raining hard all evening though so we didn't venture out and anyway there was nowhere to go.
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| Approaching Peterhead |
Peterhead is a commercial port with a small marina tucked in by the beach, I can't say it is pretty but the facilities are good, showers and laundry and a very friendly and helpful HM. The next day (Monday 5th June) I did walk up to the town in heavy rain, the walk took about 40 minutes, but a lot of the shops were closed apparently due to a local holiday. Peterhead has several holidays when the schools and shops shut. The banks stay open as do the bigger stores, very odd, no one seems to know why this happens in Peterhead!
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