orkney & shetland
voe
Voe, the most Norwegian-looking village The traditional part of the village lies along Joinery and welding workshops are
in Shetland, nestles at the head of the the waterfront; the Pierhead, a wood- available and Johnson & Wood’s Voe
deep, sheltered, sea loch of Olna Firth panelled pub/restaurant fully captures the Bakery is also situated on the waterfront.
where there is a newly rebuilt pier and essence with a real fire and occasional live A shop, Tagon Stores, and play park are
marina. The approach is narrow and a music as well as offering the very best in situated on the main road up the hill
care should be taken to avoid mussel traditional ales, wines and spirits and food from the pier.
farming areas. prepared from the freshest, local produce © www.shetlandmarinas.co.uk
fair isle
Rugged Fair Isle lies midway between
Orkney and Shetland in an area which
has tides so challenging that the 24 mile 51
stretch north to Shetland is shown on the
chart as “The Hole”. With a population of
seventy, it is also home to an important
bird observatory which is open between
late April and late October each year.
We sailed from Orkney to tiny North
Harbour on the east coast and were
grateful, even in daylight, for the leading-
light guiding us into the narrow entrance
through rocks and high cliffs. Seemingly,
all the islanders turned out to greet
us with a riotous display of noise and
bunting. In fact, our arrival coincided
with a wedding and the guests, by now in and fulmars are holding up but puffins and Footnote:
jolly mood, helped us raft alongside the guillemots reflect the decline of the sand- Since Richard and his crew visited
island’s tough little supply vessel, Good eel population on which they depend. Fair Isle a new water quality sampling
Shepherd. station has been installed at the North
Just time for breakfast, a short cliff walk Haven by the Marine Laboratory at
One of our more memorable arrivals! then set off into “The Hole” and onwards Aberdeen. The data arising from this,
to Shetland - it was a great sail in brisk including weather and wave height
Next morning we joined the warden on winds, clear skies and helpful tides. reports, will be available on line for the
his round to empty the bird-traps and to 2010 season.
record, ring and release the ‘catch’. His Richard Leigh, New Horizon Sailing
population records show that gannets www.newhorizonsailing.com
www.sailscotland.co.uk
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