| Malabar |
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| 19/05/2008 21:05 |
Re: which way round to circumnavigate UK?
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Clockwise has 3 distinct advantages:
1. Makes best use of the North Atlantic Drift (Gulf Stream)
2. Best chance of a fair wind through Pentland Firth/Caledonian Canal
3. Better placed to poise for reasonable weather to round Lands End.