"All Four Corners"

Robert Wilson said:
True.
Closer to Ramsgate - Good :encouragement:.
Further from northern ports - Bad:(

Can't win them all, I suppose.
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Yes reflecting on my previous notes on Gt yarmouth on consideration I would rather visit a dodgy dentist sober. Lowestoft is the better option by far. Ramsgate is a bit marmite I'm not a fan, but by the time you have crossed the Thames wondering how bloody big ships go that fast with I hasten to add no bloody water under them you will be knackered.(therefore sleeping instead of partaking of shore side refreshment a la Ramsgates delightful drinking dens) I will let you discover the TE wind farms tout sel.
 
Robert Wilson said:
I'll be south of Kilmelford by then, I hope. Did you know my sister and BiL (Snaiths) Bullion, Westerly Corsair?

Just heard that my insurers won't cover me for night sailing. Bummer. So that rules out anything much over 14 - 16 hours.
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You want to find a different insurer then. Most seem to do single handed for 24hrs and I now have unlimited single handed with a double excess at night. I used to be with Bishop Skinner (24hrs) and am now with GJW.
They specify autopilots etc but you'd expect that.
 
JVL said:
Ramsgate is a bit marmite I'm not a fan, but by the time you have crossed the Thames wondering how bloody big ships go that fast with I hasten to add no bloody water under them you will be knackered.(therefore sleeping instead of partaking of shore side refreshment a la Ramsgates delightful drinking dens) I will let you discover the TE wind farms tout sel.
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Surely you should spend some time investigating some of the east coast's sailing haunts. Check out Woodbridge on the River Deben, The Orwell River with a number of places to visit including Harwich and Ipswich, Walton Backwaters, Brightlingsea, West Mersea, Burnham on Crouch, then down to the River Medway with Queenborough, Rochester and Chatham, before going to Ramsgate. All of these places should be on your list, especially the Deben and Orwell as they are very pretty rivers to sail. The Medway is my home river and if you want any local knowledge then just ask.
 
G12 said:
You want to find a different insurer then. Most seem to do single handed for 24hrs and I now have unlimited single handed with a double excess at night. I used to be with Bishop Skinner (24hrs) and am now with GJW.
They specify autopilots etc but you'd expect that.
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You might be surprised.

I'm also with GJW. When I wanted single-handed night-sailing cover, we had this conversation on the phone:
Have you got an autopilot?
No.
Have you got radar or AIS?
No.
Have you sailed singlehanded at night before?
No.
(Pause. She goes away and asks her supervisor.)
She comes back and tells me that's no problem and there'll be no increase in premium, but my excess doubles if I'm single-handed after dark.
 
sighmoon said:
You might be surprised.

I'm also with GJW. When I wanted single-handed night-sailing cover, we had this conversation on the phone:
Have you got an autopilot?
No.
Have you got radar or AIS?
No.
Have you sailed singlehanded at night before?
No.
(Pause. She goes away and asks her supervisor.)
She comes back and tells me that's no problem and there'll be no increase in premium, but my excess doubles if I'm single-handed after dark.
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That's interesting, is yours unlimited single handed or for 24hrs? I have electronic autopilots and a vane anyway, essential kit for me.
 
G12 said:
That's interesting, is yours unlimited single handed or for 24hrs? I have electronic autopilots and a vane anyway, essential kit for me.
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It doesn't say there's a 24 hour limit, so I guess it's unlimited.

I haven't actually single handed for more than 24 hours though. I might be less of a risk - if I'm underway, there's usually a lookout.
 
sighmoon said:
Was that irony?
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I did wonder, myself. But perhaps Kelpie meant "left out of Loch Ewe - left into Loch Linnhe - The Caley to Inverness - left up to The Pentland Firth - left at Cape Wrath and left back into Loch Ewe.

It would certainly miss out a lot of the southie bits, but not half the reward of doing the whole lot !!
 
I just thought it was amusing that someone suggested Robert do the Caley canal, presumably without having noticed his starting point.
 
Enjoy the trip. I'm half way round, did Fleetwood anticlockwise to Hartlepool last year, through the Cally. Doing the rest this year.

Mainly single handing, no vane just an eccentric tiller pilot and a length of string. Solo night sailing is fine, including landfall, get the weather window and don't get cold.

I might go round a second time over the top, Who knows? http://britainbyrivendell.weebly.com/
 
Forget about the route for a minute, parts of the trip will be harder than you ever imagined, other bits you'll wonder what the fuss was about.

Make sure your boat is as well prepared as possible. And make sure you take plenty of engine spares filters etc. You will be motoring a lot: "When the wind doesn't blow, the ship won't go" Bagpuss. From Portsmouth to Orkney we motored for something like 170 hours (a couple of seasons use in a month and a half) we also had to replace our batteries, alternator, and head gasket on the way around. Make sure anything you add to the boat is well and truly tested before you set off.

Also look at your ground tackle: will it hold you in 40 - 50 knots overnight without you worrying?

Carry plenty of spare fuel "better to be sat looking at it, than off looking for it" HM Kilmore Quay.

Buy a pair of crocs, some of the shower facilities were poor at best.

Enjoy it...
 
snooks said:
Forget about the route for a minute, parts of the trip will be harder than you ever imagined, other bits you'll wonder what the fuss was about.

Make sure your boat is as well prepared as possible. And make sure you take plenty of engine spares filters etc. You will be motoring a lot: "When the wind doesn't blow, the ship won't go" Bagpuss. From Portsmouth to Orkney we motored for something like 170 hours (a couple of seasons use in a month and a half) we also had to replace our batteries, alternator, and head gasket on the way around. Make sure anything you add to the boat is well and truly tested before you set off.

Also look at your ground tackle: will it hold you in 40 - 50 knots overnight without you worrying?

Carry plenty of spare fuel "better to be sat looking at it, than off looking for it" HM Kilmore Quay.

Buy a pair of crocs, some of the shower facilities were poor at best.

Enjoy it...
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:(

But I like the last line...........................:encouragement:
 
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