Wednesday 12 June 2013 – Pierowall

How many people do you need to advise the skipper of a big yacht how to leave the harbour when being held onto the pontoon by a breeze?  The yacht was “Overlord” which was liberated from the German forces at the end of WW2. Built without an engine, she has an offset prop and no bow thruster, so has difficulty with tight spaces. Eventually with a stern line to the pier, some fending off from the pontoon and a brief tow from the harbour-master’s launch, all went smoothly.