A busy day for the coastguard and RNLI in Poole Bay/ Poole Harbour

[Sailsalot]

We were out yesterday for a sail in Poole Bay and the harbour and the wind did suddenly pick up speed in the afternoon from a force 3 and flat sea to gusting force 6, slightly more than forecast and seems to have caught a lot of people out. We didn’t see the Bulgarian national in the 12ft dinghy attempting to sail to the USA, suffering from sea sickness and hypothermia, he didn’t get very far on his voyage, luckily!

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11414882.UPDATE__Man__attempting_to_sail_to_USA__rescued_by_lifeboat___and_Coastguard_round_up/?ref=var_0

 

[Seajet]

Sailsalot,

welcome to the forums.

I suppose it's tempting - especially for the less experienced - to think of Poole as a sheltered idyllic area, and the harbour as a ' lake ', but it can be as nasty as anywhere - nastier around Anvil etc - hopefully people have just had a learning experience, inc taking forecasts with a pinch of salt !

 

[wully1]

Darwinism seems to have been thwarted by an observant yottie and the coast guard...