LadyInBed
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Just dug out my first X Channel log to Cherbourg - St PP and Alderney
Anyone else got one to share?
Anyone else got one to share?
1st X Channel trip
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Salty John
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Mine was 5 years earlier than yours - May 1983. It says in my dog-eared RYA log:
Hamble, Honfleur, Cherbourg, Alderney, Cowes, Hamble. F6 -8. Crew. 7 days on board, 310 miles, 11 night hours.
I remember the F8 bit, it was coming into Cherbourg. Should have put me off sailing for life, but actually it seems to have had the opposite effect!
Hamble, Honfleur, Cherbourg, Alderney, Cowes, Hamble. F6 -8. Crew. 7 days on board, 310 miles, 11 night hours.
I remember the F8 bit, it was coming into Cherbourg. Should have put me off sailing for life, but actually it seems to have had the opposite effect!
TigaWave
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Is this 1st as skipper or as seasick 12 year old? I remember that one...June 1973
LadyInBed
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As Kipper. The first year I had the boat - a 22ft Swin Ranger - we (Wife+ 2 girls 8 & 6) went to Dartmouth, it rained for practically the whole two weeks! Second year Dartmouth & Salcombe, then third year X Channel. Wife didn't want to do that, so I told her that we were going up to the IOW /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
She cottoned on about 4 hrs into the trip /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Things of note:
£7.20 for 40 Ltrs
Cherbourg 38 FF per night ( <£5)
St PP £4 per night
She cottoned on about 4 hrs into the trip /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Things of note:
£7.20 for 40 Ltrs
Cherbourg 38 FF per night ( <£5)
St PP £4 per night
graham
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My first X English Channel was 2 years ago crewing for big Nick/Shy Talk.
A most memorable sail starlit night numerous shooting stars boat charging downwind 7 knots plus most of the way. I wont need a log to remember it.
A most memorable sail starlit night numerous shooting stars boat charging downwind 7 knots plus most of the way. I wont need a log to remember it.
ColinHuggins
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It just so happens I have it to hand . . .
July 1968: Salcombe - Dartmouth - Alderney - St Peter Port - Herm - Sark - St Helier - St Peter Port - Newton Ferrers - Plymouth, 12 days, 5 undergrads, 24ft sloop.
Conclusion? Never again would I sail with so many bodies on so small a boat!!
July 1968: Salcombe - Dartmouth - Alderney - St Peter Port - Herm - Sark - St Helier - St Peter Port - Newton Ferrers - Plymouth, 12 days, 5 undergrads, 24ft sloop.
Conclusion? Never again would I sail with so many bodies on so small a boat!!
Phoenix of Hamble
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1986 - Plymouth to St PP... remember it like it was yesterday... mainly cause I clouted my head on the boom, and saw stars, and half the passge was in dense fog.... got my passage planning all wrong, and went round the back of Guernsey in pitch black, and arrived at StPP in pitch black.....
Would like to say i've improved over the years... but....
Would like to say i've improved over the years... but....
old_salt
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With "Barclays Bank" Sailing Club on the "Spread Eagle" a 29ft Nick. June 1979 Gosport to Cherbourg and Alderney.
7 days and 238 nmls. With a super chap Alec Newbury any one remember him.
7 days and 238 nmls. With a super chap Alec Newbury any one remember him.
Gin
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Yes, I remember Alec,
At that time I sailed NatWest's Gunslinger in the JOG series, so must have met you too!
At that time I sailed NatWest's Gunslinger in the JOG series, so must have met you too!
old_salt
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Hi Gin.
Thanks for that wasn't he a super chap totally unflappable and new the Solent better then a lot of peeps know their back garden. I did not get involved in the inter bank sailing we where a bunch of House engineers from up north and tended to cruise the Solent, France and Channel Isles a memorable trip was the opening of the 'new' Brighton Mariner in May 1979 a number of banks boats where there.
I remember a NatWest Cat or was it a Try was that "Gunslinger" and Loyd's "Dark Horse".
Thanks for that wasn't he a super chap totally unflappable and new the Solent better then a lot of peeps know their back garden. I did not get involved in the inter bank sailing we where a bunch of House engineers from up north and tended to cruise the Solent, France and Channel Isles a memorable trip was the opening of the 'new' Brighton Mariner in May 1979 a number of banks boats where there.
I remember a NatWest Cat or was it a Try was that "Gunslinger" and Loyd's "Dark Horse".
TigaWave
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The first as Skippy on own boat was from Falmouth to La Coruna, 4th November 02...the crossing channel bit was nice... but 3 days later it got a bit rough.
Vara
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1972 Wishstream II(Nicholson 55).Marchwood,Cherbourg(picking up duty free from Henri Ryst),Alderney,Marchwood.
duncan
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1982 - Francis 26 - Hoo to Ostende.................memories
