Still she blows just on the edge of too strong.. I always tend to add . one beaufort force tothe forecast as a rule. It gives me an extra safety factor when passage planning. Anyway experience tells me that is usually the case,especially offshore.
I have sailed a few times in F9 and it isn't pleasant, even for a short period. Those times were when the weather turned unexpectantly on the forecast had just been wrong. I certainly wouldn't deliberately set out in that.
So looking ahead there may be a chance of moving on on Wednesday fingers crossed.
We will need somewhere safe to finish up as there is another big storm forecast for thursday/friday.
Within the 50 mile range there are several small harbours, but most of these do not take yachties. Also the river Tay which has Dundee and Perth on it's Shores seems rather bereft of marina's, the only one I have found is Tayport, and that has very limited visiting facilities. Arbroath is the next port along the coast from the Tay, but this is inaccessible in strong winds from southwest through South to East.. Shame that, as I rather fancy going to Arbroath
We'll make a decision closer to the time, and maybe some more investigation.
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