I reviewed these notes in July 2022. Not a lot has changed here although the number of visitors appears to be increasing. Tariff has gone up a few pence per metre

I reviewed these notes in June 2021. The main point is that the Orkney Tourist people have really gotten their act wired together here. There are reams of information available from reliable sources on navigation, anchorages, piers etc . We have included links to most of it but there is more out there. You can now pay on line.

There has been the building of the new pier on the East side of the approach after the Outer Holm. It is not known how much this narrows the channel when ships are alongside it so care may be needed. Otherwise very little has changed here.

These notes were reviewed by Don in April 2016. We've added some links to Orkney information web sites but the basics haven't changed

The red gas had run out so I wanted to find a replacement and Stromness seems a likely place. I was coming down the West (Ed Note - we've changed this from the authors "east") side of the Orkney mainland from the north via Westray. It is rather important to get the tides right when you hang a left into Hoy Sound as it can hustle @ 8kn. Any wind against tide can be abysmal in a small boat so make sure you clue up on what to expect from the weather. In 2013 there were some experimental wave machines to dodge too.

It was getting dark when I arrived so anchored off the Inner Holm for a few hours rest until I could see to get into the marina. It can get shallow at low water in places so care is needed.

The town in very busy when the ferry arrives but soon quietens down when it leaves. There is a chandler, super butchers and the all important gas shop at the garage on the edge of town.

Beware of potential vertical wind off the West side of Hoy if you leave westbound. With the wind strong from the south east this can be quite a handful until you get clear.