After 50 miles of sailing from Scrabster, the coast opens a small gap to offer refuge to ships and yachts in Loch Eribol. During the second world war, Russian and British convoys used to gather here before beginning their dangerous journey to America. In one of those frequent twists of history, Eribol was also the place where their tormentors, the German U-Boat fleet, surrendered to the British in 1945. Now, it is a peaceful haven with a beautiful anchorage formed by a limestone spit and island halfway down the loch.