Garold
Well-known member
We visited Gun wharf in Portsmouth this afternoon and moored in the marina there to go shopping for an hour or two, which my wife then turned into an hour or four.
Whilst I sat on the boat watching the world go by (couldn't take more shopping), I couldn't tear myself away from a chap fighting his way into the harbour.
He was in a sailing boat about 30 foot so probably with an inboard diesel. On his first attempt he motored about halfway through the entrance, and then for extra oomph, he unfurled his jib, but soon was across the current. The current pushed him back out of the harbour, against the wind. It seemed odd seeing a sailing boat moving fairly swiftly towards the wind.
His second attempt was more successful and with patience he made it through, but this attempt took about 25 mintues to cover a couple of hundred metres.
Not sure how often this happens in Portsmouth but it looked a real challenge for the chap in his yacht.
Cheers
Garold
Whilst I sat on the boat watching the world go by (couldn't take more shopping), I couldn't tear myself away from a chap fighting his way into the harbour.
He was in a sailing boat about 30 foot so probably with an inboard diesel. On his first attempt he motored about halfway through the entrance, and then for extra oomph, he unfurled his jib, but soon was across the current. The current pushed him back out of the harbour, against the wind. It seemed odd seeing a sailing boat moving fairly swiftly towards the wind.
His second attempt was more successful and with patience he made it through, but this attempt took about 25 mintues to cover a couple of hundred metres.
Not sure how often this happens in Portsmouth but it looked a real challenge for the chap in his yacht.
Cheers
Garold