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Egg · 01-11-2009, 03:06 PM

An explaInation of sorts for you as I have sailed the Minch many times in the past on route to the Orkney Isles.

There is a major magnetic anomaly that runs up the west coast of Scotland, and has a very large flucuation due to the very old rock and its unique mineral content. It makes navigation a little tricky, and has caught many an unwary person on or near rocks and small islands. I consider the Minch to be one of the most dangerous stretches of water for sailing up in Europe.

That this earth map shows this through their own research doesn't suprise me at all.

I corrected my spelling because the Spelling Nazis have turned up.

01-11-2009, 03:06 PM	#299
Egg Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 727	Re: Scottish Ground Crew An explaInation of sorts for you as I have sailed the Minch many times in the past on route to the Orkney Isles. There is a major magnetic anomaly that runs up the west coast of Scotland, and has a very large flucuation due to the very old rock and its unique mineral content. It makes navigation a little tricky, and has caught many an unwary person on or near rocks and small islands. I consider the Minch to be one of the most dangerous stretches of water for sailing up in Europe. That this earth map shows this through their own research doesn't suprise me at all. I corrected my spelling because the Spelling Nazis have turned up. Last edited by Egg; 01-11-2009 at 04:38 PM.