Pentland Firth
The rate of tidal streams in the notorious Pentland Firth is higher than that in any other part of the seas around Britain, especially at spring tide. We had waited for the currently exeptionally long and high spring tide to end. The pilot books and almanacs we consulted say, that passage should only be attempted in moderate winds and with a fair tide. The weather forecast predicted a fine breeze from west and we calculated 6 hours before HW Dover…