Planned Itinerary

Gothik's Circumnavigation of the UK - Planned Itinerary

Phil T reading his book Itinerary last updated: 02 May 2006

The itinerary (scroll down to the table below) should give you an idea of where Gothik will be at any point in time. The itinerary is not fixed. I have tried to incorporate what is interesting, what is achievable and to include a sufficient amount of 'slack' to allow for change; whether it be crew requests, slippage due to adverse conditions, the need for more rest, or simply to "visit that pub for just one more pint..."

The crewing positions are open to family and friends.

In addition to myself I can take:

· 1 crew for any leg

· 2 or 3 crew for most legs

· 4 or 5 crew for very short periods (visits of 1 or 2 days).

Nico Shipman

nico@summersailing.co.uk

Key to abbreviations and crew commitment shown in Itinerary:

(M) = Marina / Berth (full facilities, walk off access to town) (W) = Harbour / Wall (walk off access to town but no yacht facilities such as power)

(H) = Harbour / Mooring (dingy access to town) (P) = Pontoon / Posts (dingy access to town)

(A) = Anchorage / Mooring (dingy access to shore) (O) = Other (remote or limited access)

Dates shown in white text on a black background are weekends.

Crew shown in 'bold' type have confirmed.
Crew shown in 'normal' type have made a firm request for this leg.
Crew shown in 'weak' type have requested this leg but are tentative.

* - Approximate distances in nautical miles (M) are by the most direct route, avoiding dangers. Actual distances will increase with tide and wind.

† - Time allowing for tides and wind, includes mooring (based on a conservative speed of 3.8 knots, most passages should be shorter but some could be longer).

Click on the place names to view in MultiMap.

Date	From	To	Dist*	Time†	Comments / Crew (in addition to me)
21/05	Brightlingsea – R Colne, Essex (P)	Ramsgate – Kent (M)	41	12 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Keith H
22/05	Ramsgate – Kent (M)	Boulogne – France (M)	40	11 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Keith H
23/05	Boulogne – France (M)	-			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
24/05	Boulogne – France (M)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
25/05	en route	en route			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
26/05	en route	Braye – Alderney, Channel Islands (H)	167	45 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Keith H
27/05	Braye – Alderney, Channel Islands (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
28/05	Braye – Alderney, Channel Islands (H)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
29/05	en route	Fowey – Cornwall (H)	106	29 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Keith H
30/05	Fowey – Cornwall (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
31/05	Fowey – Cornwall (H)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Keith H
01/06	en route	Hugh Town – Isles of Scilly (H)	80	22 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Keith H
02/06	Hugh Town – Isles of Scilly (H)	-			Keith S, Keith H
03/06	Hugh Town – Isles of Scilly (H)	Various – Isles of Scilly (A)	~10	4 hrs	Keith S
04/06	Various – Isles of Scilly (A)	en route			Keith S
05/06	en route	Milford Haven – Pembrokeshire (M)	115	31 hrs	Keith S
06/06	Milford Haven – Pembrokeshire (M)	-			Keith S
07/06	Milford Haven – Pembrokeshire (M)	Dale – Pembrokeshire (H)	~6	3 hrs	Or continue to Skomer Island (A) if conditions permit (total 15M 5hrs) FULL - Keith S, Ben S
08/06	Dale – Pembrokeshire (H)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
09/06	en route	Arklow – County Wicklow, Eire (M)	73	21 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
10/06	Arklow – County Wicklow, Eire (M)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
11/06	Arklow – County Wicklow, Eire (M)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
12/06	en route	Dun Laoghaire – County Dublin (M)	36	10 hrs	(near Dublin) FULL - Keith S, Ben S
13/06	Dun Laoghaire – County Dublin (M)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
14/06	en route	Port St Mary – Isle of Man (H)	70	20 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
15/06	Port St Mary – Isle of Man (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
16/06	Port St Mary – Isle of Man (H)	Douglas – Isle of Man (M)	18	6 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
17/06	Douglas – Isle of Man (M)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
18/06	en route	Campbeltown – Argyll & Bute (H)	106	29 hrs	May stop at Sanda (O) if conditions permit (minus 10M) and depart for Campbeltown the following day. FULL - Keith S, Ben S
19/06	Campbeltown – Argyll & Bute (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
20/06	Campbeltown – Argyll & Bute (W)	Lamlash – Is of Arran, N Ayrshire (H)	24	7 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
21/06	Lamlash – Is of Arran, N Ayrshire (H)	Largs – N Ayrshire (M)	17	6 hrs	(near Glasgow) FULL - Keith S, Ben S
22/06	Largs – N Ayrshire (M)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
23/06	Largs – N Ayrshire (M)	Tarbert – Argyll & Bute (H)	25	8 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
24/06	Tarbert – Argyll & Bute (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
25/06	Tarbert – Argyll & Bute (H)	Ardrishaig – Argyll & Bute (H)	10	4 hrs	Entrance to Crinan canal FULL - Keith S, Ben S
26/06	Ardrishaig – Argyll & Bute (H)	Cairnbaan – Argyll & Bute (W)	4.5	4 hrs	Summit of Crinan canal FULL - Keith S, Ben S
27/06	Cairnbaan – Argyll & Bute (W)	Crinan – Argyll & Bute (W)	4.5	4 hrs	Exit Crinan canal FULL - Keith S, Ben S
28/06	Crinan – Argyll & Bute (W)	Am Far Eilean – Jura, Argyll & Bute (O)	28	8 hrs	Weather permitting else to Craobh Haven FULL - Keith S, Ben S
29/06	Am Far Eilean – Jura, Argyll & Bute (O)	Scalasaig – Colonsay, Argyll & Bute (A)	20	6 hrs	Weather permitting else to Craobh Haven FULL - Keith S, Ben S
30/06	Scalasaig – Colonsay, Argyll & Bute (A)	Craobh Haven – Argyll & Bute (M)	23	7 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
01/07	Craobh Haven – Argyll & Bute (M)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
02/07	Craobh Haven – Argyll & Bute (M)	Oban – Argyll & Bute (H)	20	6 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
03/07	Oban – Argyll & Bute (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
04/07	Oban – Argyll & Bute (H)	Achranich – Highland (A)	15	5 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
05/07	Achranich – Highland (A)	Tobermory – Mull, Argyll & Bute (H)	16	5 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
06/07	Tobermory – Mull, Argyll & Bute (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
07/07	Tobermory – Mull, Argyll & Bute (H)	Scarinish – Tiree, Argyll & Bute (H)	32	9 hrs	Weather permitting FULL - Keith S, Ben S
08/07	Scarinish – Tiree, Argyll & Bute (H)	Tobermory – Mull, Argyll & Bute (H)	32	9 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
09/07	Tobermory – Mull, Argyll & Bute (H)	Port Mor – Muck, Highland (A)	18	6 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
10/07	Port Mor – Muck, Highland (A)	Canna Harbour – Canna, Highland (A)	25	8 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
11/07	Canna Harbour – Canna, Highland (A)	Carbost – Skye, Highland (H)	23	7 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
12/07	Carbost – Skye, Highland (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
13/07	Carbost – Skye, Highland (H)	Dunevegan – Skye, Highland (H)	32	9 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
14/07	Dunevegan – Skye, Highland (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
15/07	Dunevegan – Skye, Highland (H)	Lochmaddy – N Uist, Western Isles (H)	21	7 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
16/07	Lochmaddy – N Uist, Western Isles (H)	Tarbert – Harris, Western Isles (H)	27	8 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
17/07	Tarbert – Harris, Western Isles (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
18/07	Tarbert – Harris, Western Isles (H)	Loch Leurbost – Lewis, Western Isles (O)	30	9 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
19/07	Loch Leurbost – Lewis, Western Isles (O)	Stornoway – Lewis, Western Isles (H)	9	4 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
20/07	Stornoway – Lewis, Western Isles (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ben S
21/07	Stornoway – Lewis, Western Isles (H)	Ullapool – Highland (H)	45	13 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ben S
22/07	Ullapool – Highland (H)	-			FULL - Keith S, Will C, David C
23/07	Ullapool – Highland (H)	Summer Isles – Highland (O)	18	6 hrs	Achiltibuie (Summer Is) picture Weather permitting else to Loch Inver FULL - Keith S, Will C, David C
24/07	Summer Isles – Highland (O)	Loch Inver – Highland (W)	18	6 hrs	Lochinver picture FULL - Keith S, Will C, David C
25/07	Loch Inver – Highland (W)	-			Achmelvich picture FULL - Keith S, Will C, David C
26/07	Loch Inver – Highland (W)	Badcall – Highland (O)	21	7 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Will C, David C
27/07	Badcall – Highland (O)	Kinlochbervie – Highland (H)	15	5 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Will C, David C
28/07	Kinlochbervie – Highland (H)	Loch Eriboll – Highland (O)	33	10 hrs	Loch Eriboll picture Keith S
29/07	Loch Eriboll – Highland (O)	Talmine – Highland (A)	14	5 hrs	Kyle of Tongue picture Keith S
30/07	Talmine – Highland (A)	Stromness – Orkney Islands (M)	50	15 hrs	Keith S
31/07	Stromness – Orkney Islands (M)	-			FULL -Keith S, Phil T
01/08	Stromness – Orkney Islands (M)	-			FULL -Keith S, Phil T
02/08	Stromness – Orkney Islands (M)	Kirkwall – Orkney Islands (M)	32	10 hrs	FULL -Keith S, Phil T
03/08	Kirkwall – Orkney Islands (M)	Stronsay – Orkney Islands (A)	18	6 hrs	FULL -Keith S, Phil T
04/08	Stronsay – Orkney Islands (A)	-			FULL -Keith S, Phil T
05/08	Stronsay – Orkney Islands (A)	Lerwick – Shetland Islands (W)	95	26 hrs	Weather permitting else to Wick FULL -Keith S, Phil T
06/08	Lerwick – Shetland Islands (W)	-			FULL -Keith S, Phil T
07/08	Lerwick – Shetland Islands (W)	-			FULL -Keith S, Phil T
08/08	Lerwick – Shetland Islands (W)	Cat Firth – Shetland Islands (H)	10	4 hrs	FULL -Keith S, Phil T
09/08	Cat Firth – Shetland Islands (H)	Fair Isle – Shetland Islands (H)	55	16 hrs	Weather permitting else to Wick FULL -Keith S, Phil T
10/08	Fair Isle – Shetland Islands (H)	-			FULL -Keith S, Phil T
11/08	Fair Isle – Shetland Islands (H)	Wick – Highland (W)	79	22 hrs	FULL -Keith S, Phil T
12/08	Wick – Highland (W)	-			Keith S, Phil T, Brent P
13/08	Wick – Highland (W)	Whitehills – Aberdeenshire (M)	50	15 hrs	Keith S, Brent P
14/08	Whitehills – Aberdeenshire (M)	-			Keith S, Brent P
15/08	Whitehills – Aberdeenshire (M)	Peterhead – Aberdeenshire (M)	35	10 hrs	Keith S, Brent P
16/08	Peterhead – Aberdeenshire (M)	Stonehaven – Aberdeenshire (W)	35	10 hrs	Keith S, Brent P
17/08	Stonehaven – Aberdeenshire (W)	Port Edgar – W Lothian (M)	78	22 hrs	(near Edinburgh) Keith S, Brent P
18/08	Port Edgar – W Lothian (M)	-			Keith S
19/08	Port Edgar – W Lothian (M)	-			Keith S
20/08	Port Edgar – W Lothian (M)	Eyemouth – Scottish Borders (W)	50	14 hrs	Keith S
21/08	Eyemouth – Scottish Borders (W)	-			Keith S
22/08	Eyemouth – Scottish Borders (W)	Holy Island – Northumberland (A)	17	6 hrs	Lindisfarne Keith S
23/08	Holy Island – Northumberland (A)	-			Keith S
24/08	Holy Island – Northumberland (A)	Amble – Northumberland (M)	22	8 hrs	Keith S - (Ian S)
25/08	Amble – Northumberland (M)	North Shields – Tyne & Wear (M)	26	8 hrs	(near Newcastle) Keith S
26/08	North Shields – Tyne & Wear (M)	en route			FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
27/08	en route	Lowestoft – Suffolk (M)	195	48 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
28/08	Lowestoft – Suffolk (M)	-			FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
29/08	Lowestoft – Suffolk (M)	Aldeburgh – R Ore, Suffolk (A)	30	9 hrs	Or direct to Brightlingsea (73M, 20hrs) FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
30/08	Aldeburgh – R Ore, Suffolk (A)	Woodbridge – R Deben, Suffolk (M)	30	9 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
31/08	Woodbridge – R Deben, Suffolk (M)	Pinmill – R Orwell, Suffolk (A)	30	9 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
01/09	Pinmill – R Orwell, Suffolk (A)	Brightlingsea – R Colne, Essex (P)	30	9 hrs	FULL - Keith S, Ian S, Chris D
		Totals	2455	104 days	32 days in port

(M) =	Marina / Berth (full facilities, walk off access to town)	(W) =	Harbour / Wall (walk off access to town but no yacht facilities such as power)
(H) =	Harbour / Mooring (dingy access to town)	(P) =	Pontoon / Posts (dingy access to town)
(A) =	Anchorage / Mooring (dingy access to shore)	(O) =	Other (remote or limited access)